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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The Great Pyramid of Giza – the Pyramid of Khufu

A gigantic stone structure near the ancient city of Memphis, serving as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu

http://www.discoveringegypt.com/pyramid3.htm

http://www.guardians.net/egypt/gp1.htm

Excellent site – can travel through the chambers of the pyramid, learn how it was built and offers additional web links. Diagrams explain the building and provide plans of the building.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufu.html

PBS NOVA site of the Pyramid at Khufu.

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/greatpyramid.htm

Good concise overview.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

A palace with legendary gardens built on the banks of the Euphrates river by King Nebuchadnezzar II

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/gardens.html

Overview of the gardens and the history.

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/hangg.htm

Site explains the complications of building this garden, specifically the chain wheel to move water to it.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/c/j/cjc179/gardens.html

Concise explanation of the gardens and some of the engineering feats associated with building them.

http://www.b-link.co.uk/ckn/wonders/gardensofbabylon.htm

Good overall site to explain history of the gardens, location and the people who had them built.

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/gardensofbabylon.htm

Good general overview.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

An enormous statue of the Greek father of gods, carved by the great sculptor Pheidias

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/zeus.html

Good overview.

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/ztemp.htm

Overview and historical perspective. Comparison to Lincoln Memorial.

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/statueofzeus.htm

http://www.wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/ZeusHistory.html

Picture gives good perspective as to size and good background information.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

A beautiful temple in Asia Minor erected in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature
 

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/artemis.html

Good overview.

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/ephesus.htm 

http://www.1uptravel.com/sevenwonders/artemis/index.html

Good background explanation of why the temple was built and the historical importance of the city of Ephesus and its history.

http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9705/seven.wonders/artemis.html

Very concise and basic explanation of temple.

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/templeofartemis.htm

Good overall site to explore.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

A fascinating tomb constructed for King Maussollos, Persian satrap of Caria
 

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/maussoleum.htm

Excellent overview.

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/mausoleum.html

Includes a link to a modern reconstruction of the site.

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/maus.htm

http://www.1uptravel.com/sevenwonders/mausoleum/index.html

Concise and easy to understand site.

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/maussoleum.htm

Excellent overview.

http://www.wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/MausoleumHistory.html

 http://www.b-link.co.uk/ckn/wonders/maussoleum.htm

The Colossus of Rhodes

A colossus of Helios the sun-god, erected by the Greeks near the harbor of a Mediterranean Island

http://www.b-link.co.uk/ckn/wonders/colossusofrhodes.htm

Good overview.

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/colossus.html

Concise explanation.

http://www.unmuseum.org/colrhode.htm

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/colossusofrhodes.htm

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

A lighthouse built by the Ptolemies on the island of Pharos off the coast of their capital city

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/pharos.html

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/pharos.htm

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/pharoslighthouse.htm

CULLEN LIBRARY RESOURCES

BOOKS

An Egyptian Pyramid by Jacqueline Morley    932 M

The Great Pyramid by Elizabeth Mann                      932 M

The Pyramids of Giza by Tim McBeese                         690 McN

Egyptian Tombs by Jeanne Bendick                         932 B

Ancient Egypt by Ruth Akemine Wassynger                       Prof Library

Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs   Time Life Books                Ref 932T

VIDEOS

The History Channel - In Search of History - The Seven Wonders of the World 

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Life, Times and Wonders of The Pyramids and the Cities of the Pharaohs V PYR