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1、SEVENWONDERSOFTHEWORLDPRESENTEDBYTHESEVENWONDERSOFTHEANCIENTWORLDAlthoughmostpeopleknowthatalistexistsoftheSevenWorldWonders,onlyfewcannamethem.ThelistoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldwasoriginallycompiledaroundthesecondcenturyBC.Thefirstreferencetotheideaisfo
2、undinHistoryofHerodotusaslongagoasthe5thcenturyBC.ThefinallistoftheSevenWonderswascompiledduringtheMiddleAges.ThelistcomprisedthesevenmostimpressivemonumentsoftheAncientWorld.Today,archaeologicalevidencerevealssomeofthemysteriesthatsurroundedthehistoryoftheWond
3、ersforcenturies.Fortheirbuilders,theSevenWonderswereacelebrationofreligion,mythology,art,power,andscience.Forus,theyreflecttheabilityofhumanstochangethesurroundinglandscapebybuildingmassiveyetbeautifulstructures,oneofwhichstoodthetestoftimetothisveryday.1:TheGr
4、eatPyramidofGiza.ManfearsTime,yetTimefearsthePyramids(Arabproverb).ItistheoneandonlyWonderwhichdoesnotrequireadescriptionbyearlyhistoriansandpoets.ItistheoneandonlyWonderthatdoesnotneedspeculationsconcerningitsappearance,size,andshape.Itistheoldest,yetitistheon
5、lysurvivingoftheSevenAncientWonders.ItistheGreatPyramidofGiza.LocationAtthecityofGiza,anecropolisofancientMemphis,andtodaypartofGreaterCairo,Egypt.HistoryContrarytothecommonbelief,onlytheGreatPyramidofKhufu(Cheops),notallthreeGreatPyramids,isontopofthelistofWon
6、ders.ThemonumentwasbuiltbytheEgyptianpharaohKhufuoftheFourthDynastyaroundtheyear2560BCtoserveasatombwhenhedies.ThetraditionofpyramidbuildingstartedinAncientEgyptasasophisticationoftheideaofamastabaor"platform"coveringtheroyaltomb.Later,severalstackedmastabaswer
7、eused.Earlypyramids,suchastheStepPyramidofKingZoser(Djoser)atSaqqarabythefamousEgyptianarchitect,Imhotep,illustratethisconnection.Thegreatpyramidisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltovera20yearperiod.2:HangingGardensofBabylon.TheapproachtotheGardenslopedlikeahillsideandthe
8、severalpartsofthestructurerosefromoneanothertierontier...Onallthis,theearthhadbeenpiled...andwasthicklyplantedwithtreesofeverykindthat,bytheirgreatsizeandothercharm,gaveplea
