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Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, The (2002)
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Narrated by Pierce Brosnan
A journey back in time to see Seven Wondrous achievements constructed with simple tools and by human hands. See them as they first appeared and the stories of who built them and why?
The Pyramid of Giza (Giza, Egypt):
Of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World only the Pyramid of Giza stands. For 4,000 years the Pyramid of Khufu was the tallest structure in the world, using 2,000,000 blocks of stone.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylon, Iraq):
A monument not to glory but to love by King Nebuchadnezzar for his homesick wife Amyitus. Magnificent groves, arched fountains, tumbling waterfalls in the desert- was this the place Alexander died trying to cool his fever?
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Olympia, Greece):
Awe-inspiring Olympian Zeus was seated in a Doric temple. If he were standing he would have been over 59 feet tall. Zeus was completely fashioned in Ivory but destroyed by fire in 462 AD.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey):
Built to house the remains of Maussollos, ruler of Caria, it was a monumental structure standing | | |
