The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olypia
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It was made out of Gold and Ivory sculptered by the Greek sculpter Phidias, it was 40 ft high. The statue has been lost without a trace except for reproductions on coins.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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The building was built in 600 B.C to appease his queen Amuhia. Archaeologists found that the building despite being in the middle of a desert had gardens on each floor with provisions for raising water. The terraces were said to rise up to 75 to 300 ft.
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The Great Pyramids of Egypt
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There are three pyramids made at Giza, outside modern Cairo, it was built by Khufu (Cheops), a king of the fourth dynasty, had estimated that the height of the Pyramid was 450 ft, and the base sides was 755 ft, it contains 2,300,000 bricks, each one weighing at about 2.5 tons.
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