Regardless, the statue was revered by most as a stunning earthly representation of the great god that filled passersby with awe-until it was destroyed in an earthquake in the fifth century B.C.E.
Many of those who gazed upon the 12-meter (40-foot) statue commented that the proportions of Zeus inside the temple were off. A scepter topped with an eagle was held in his left hand. Zeus held a statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, in his right hand. Housed in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in western Greece, the statue showed Zeus seated on a throne crusted in gold, precious gems, ivory, and ebony. Statue of Zeus It took the most renowned sculptor of the ancient era, Phidias, to create a statue worthy of celebrating the fabled god Zeus. The hanging gardens were believed to have been built around 600 B.C.E., by Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylonia from 605–562 B.C.E.
An amazing array of blooming flowers, luscious fruit, exotic foliage, and impressive waterfalls were said to have filled them. Those who claimed to have witnessed the gardens, including Greek historians Strabo and Diodorus Siculus, described them as marvels of agricultural engineering. Hanging Gardens of Babylon Despite being named one of the Seven Ancient Wonders, there is not much firsthand evidence that the gardens actually existed. Over its 20-year construction period, around 2.3 million stone blocks were crafted to create this 5.22-million-metric-ton (5.75-million-ton) monolith. The length of each side at the base averages around 230 meters (756 feet). The original height from the base to the peak was around 147 meters (482 feet)-though time has worn away the height to around 138 meters (451 feet). The proportions of the Pyramid are colossal-even for the modern era. It is the largest of the three Pyramids at Giza. on the west bank of the Nile River, the Great Pyramid served as the tomb of the fourth-century pharaoh Khufu (Cheops). Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid, the only Wonder that still exists, stood as the world’s tallest human-made structure for nearly 4,000 years. Although these Seven Wonders are still celebrated today, they show the fleeting nature of even the grandest physical achievements-nature, human behavior, and the passage of time have destroyed all but one. While these constructions are stunning achievements of ancient engineerning, they don't include marvels from many of the ancient civilizations of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and the Americas, which were unknown to the Hellenic peoples. Although lists of wonders were created as early as the fifth century B.C.E., the most famous example was developed by the second-century Greek writer Antipater of Sidon, who celebrated these feats of human ability through poetry. They made careful note of these structures in travel guides, artwork, and poems. These Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were originally chosen by Hellenic travelers passing through Persian, Babylonian, and Egyptian lands. Among these, seven were deemed “wonders”: hallowed examples of the contributions of ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations. Amid the march of progress throughout the modern world, evidence of Earth’s rich past exists in historical constructions that tell stories of human achievement.
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