Below are sites to research the Seven
Wonders of the World
http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
Read detailed descriptions for each of these seven architectural wonders.
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Provides a list of ancient wonders set during the Middle Ages and a
geographical map, as well as links to modern and natural wonders.
Seven Wonders
of the World: The Colossus of Rhodes - read about this statute
that was reported to have taken 12 years to build.
NOVA Online: Seven
Wonders - features a quiz to test your knowledge of the wonders,
six of which no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by
humans.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/wonders/
The UnMuseum: The Statue of Zeus at
Olympia -
read about this magnificent statue of Zeus that would become one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World.
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/ztemp.htm
Seven
Wonders of the World - ThinkQuest entry about
architects and engineers who overcame obstacles to create bridges, buildings,
dams, and other structures in the ancient world through modern times.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=23378&url=23378
The Seven
Wonders of the World: The Gardens of Babylon - Learn
about these amazing gardens that were rumored to have been built to cheer up
King Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis.
http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/gardensofbabylon.htm
Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World Learn about each of these
structures from the
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/wonders.htm
What are the
seven wonders of the world?
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl/20010723.html
Seven Wonders
of the World: The Great Pharos Lighthouse - read
about this huge, ancient lighthouse designed by Sostrates of Knidos.
http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/pharoslighthouse.htm
Seven
Wonders of the World: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - read
about this temple that was completed in 456 B.C. and was similar to the
Parthenon in
http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/statueofzeus.htm
Seven Wonders
of the World: The Temple of Artemis - detailed description of
the history, destruction, and archaeological discovery of this ancient monument.
Treasures of the
Sunken City: The Colossus of Rhodes - short description of the least
understood of all the Seven Wonders which only stood erect for 56 years.