Showing posts with label 7 wonders of world 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7 wonders of world 2014. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

7 wonders of world 2014


7 wonders of world


The Seven Wonders of the World were first designated by Antipater of Sidon in the second century AD.Not all classical writers list the same items as the Seven wonders but most of them agree on the following : 

1.The Pyramids of Egypt : These are the group of the three pyramids,Khufu,Khafra and Menkaura at Giza to a southern limit 96 km distant are often called Zoser,at Saggara,built about 2,700 B.C.The Great Pyramid of Cheops covers more than 12 acres and was originally 146.61 metres in height and 230.43x230.23 metres at the base.

2.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon : Adjoining Nebuchandnezzar's place,96 km south of Baghdad,the AGrdens were build in the 16th Century B.C.Terraced gardens,ranging from 23 to 91 metres above ground level,Watered from storage tank on the highest terrace.