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What's the difference between being called "eight wonders of the world"?
Eight wonders of the world refers to the Egyptian pyramids, Alexandria lighthouse, Aegean sun statue, Olympia Zeus statue, Artemis Moon Temple, Mausoleum of Mo Solas, Hanging Gardens and Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang. 1. The construction time of the Egyptian pyramids: about 2700-2500 BC.

[1] Construction site: Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.

Pyramid is a kind of building, which is usually used for tombs or sacrifices. Because it looks like China's Chinese character "Jin", it is called the pyramid. In fact, it has nothing to do with "gold"

The pyramid symbolizes the sunlight that penetrates the sky. Because, when you stand on the road to Kize and look west from the perspective of the pyramid ridge, you can see that the pyramid shines on the earth like the sun.

There is a sentence in the inscription of the pyramid: "The sky extends its own light to you, so that you can go to heaven, just like pulling your eyes." Later, the worship of the obelisk by ancient Egyptians also had such significance, because the obelisk also represented the light of the sun. [Edit this paragraph] 2. Hanging Gardens Hanging Gardens were built from 604 to 562 BC.

Location: 56 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.

Of course, the hanging gardens in Babylon have never hung in the air. The origin of this name is purely due to people's misinterpretation of the Greek word "kremastos" and the Latin word "pensilis", which originally meant "hanging" and "protruding".

It was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon for his favorite queen. The queen is Persian, and Nebuchadnezzar II built this fantastic tall building for her, so that she can often visit her hometown. The hanging garden is full of exotic flowers and grasses and has a complete water supply system. The ancient Greeks who had been to Babylon at that time called it a miracle of the world. [Edit this paragraph] 3. Alexander Lighthouse was built in 280 BC.

Location of Alexandria lighthouse: the southern end of the breakwater of Fallows Island near Alexandria.

The lighthouse is120m high and is divided into four floors. The first floor is square, 69 meters high; The second floor is an octagonal wall, 38 meters high; The third floor is a round tower, like a fortress; At the top of the fourth floor, there is a big brazier burning day and night, with a mirror made of polished granite behind it, which can be seen by ships sailing far away. There are nearly 300 rooms in the tower. The tower is made of white marble, and the cracks are closed with molten aluminum. The tower foundation is filled with glass blocks that can resist seawater corrosion. [Edit this paragraph] 4. Overview of the giant statue of Rodport.

Construction time: late 4th century BC, or early 2nd century BC.

Rodport giant statue

Construction site: Aegean Sea in Rhodes Port, Greece

Rhode Island in BC is an important commercial center, located at the junction of Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Port Rhodes was built in 408 BC. Historically, Rhode Island was ruled by many spheres of influence, including Mo Solas (whose tomb is also one of the Seven Wonders) and Alexander the Great. But after the death of Alexander the Great, the whole island was plunged into a long war. Macedonian invader Dmitry led 40,000 troops (more than the population of the whole island) to surround the port. After a hard war, Rhode Island defeated the invaders. To celebrate this victory, they decided to build a statue with bronze weapons abandoned by the enemy. This statue has been built for twelve years, and its height is 1 10 feet, that is, it is similar to the height of the well-known Statue of Liberty in New York. The statue is hollow and reinforced with complex stones and iron columns. But this great statue was destroyed by a strong earthquake only 56 years after it was built. Rodport giant statue

Legend has it that the statue stood on the harbor with its legs apart, and the boat passed between its legs (right), but in fact the statue did not pass through the harbor. [Edit this paragraph] 5. Location of Zeus statue: Olympia, Greece

The statue of Zeus was built in 470 BC and completed in 456 BC.

Around 450 BC, a huge statue of Zeus was completed in Olympia, Greece, and in 776 BC, the first Olympic Games was held here.

The site is located in the ancient city of Olympia on the west coast of Greece.

The Temple of Zeus is a Dullis-style building. The whole statue of Zeus and his robe are made of gold. He wore a ring woven with olives, a victory statue made of ivory and gold in his right hand, and a scepter inlaid with dazzling metal in his left hand, on which an eagle stayed. His throne is decorated with the Sphinx, the goddess of victory and mythical figures. The base of the throne is 6.5m wide and 1.0 high. [Edit this paragraph ]6. The construction time of the Temple of Mies in Alsi: 550 BC.

The Temple of Mies in Alsi was built in the Greek city-state of Ephesus, which is now the west coast of Turkey.

Temple buildings are based on marble and covered with wooden roofs. The designers of the whole building are Chersiphron and his son. Its biggest feature is that there are two rows of columns at least 106, each row is about 40 to 60 feet high. The base of this temple is about 200 feet wide and 400 feet long. The original temple was destroyed by a fire in 356 BC, and it was built after the original site caught fire again in 262 AD. [Edit this paragraph ]7. The Mausoleum of Mo Solas was built in about 353 BC.

Location: The present Solas Mausoleum, located in Modi, southwest Turkey.

This huge white marble mausoleum was built for Mo Solas and his wife. The whole building is 135 feet high, designed by two Greek designers and decorated with strange carving patterns. The results of the first construction have been widely circulated. 15th century was destroyed by a major earthquake. There are still some remaining sculptures in the British Museum in London. [Edit this paragraph ]8. Qin Shihuang was the first emperor to unify China. His grave is 30 kilometers east of Xi. 1February, 974, when local farmers were digging a well on the east side of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum at 1.5 km, they accidentally discovered the Terracotta Warriors and Horses with the same size as real horses. Since then, an underground army array buried for more than 2,000 years has been excavated and built into a museum. Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is the burial pit of Qin Shihuang, which consists of Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 and Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. The first pit is the largest, with a length of 2 10/0m, a width of 62m and a depth of 4.5-6.5m. The total area of15000m2 is equivalent to the size of two and a half football fields. Pit 2 is a camp. The third pit is the military headquarters, which contains a chariot for the generals to ride. There are 8,000 terracotta figures and terracotta warriors on display, arranged in array, with spectacular momentum. The figurines are divided into general figurines, armor figurines, kneeling figurines, cavalry figurines, warrior figurines, chariot figurines, crossbow figurines, horse figurines and so on. Warrior figurines are similar in size to real people, with an average height of 1.85 meters. Horse figurines are similar in size to real horses, with an average height of1.64m.. Tens of thousands of actual combat weapons have also been unearthed in the pit, and large painted bronze chariots and horses of Qin Shihuang are displayed in the museum. Known as the "eighth wonder of the world", the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses show the past glory of ancient Chang 'an, and it is also a portrayal of why Chang 'an became the starting point of the Silk Road.

Now, except the Egyptian pyramids, the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in China and the Great Wall are well protected. The other five wonders have been destroyed.