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some other unusual quality (Donovan 325). We should not let these legacies be left
behind in the past, because each of these "Seven Wonders" has a story hidden within
their ruins, or in one case, within its remains. Picture these architectural structures
as I uncover the legends of The Statue of Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Pyramids
of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the
The first full modern version of the list appeared less than four centuries ago in
Italy in 1608 (Romer IX). After that the lists varied, sometimes naming ten wonders,
but always keeping the honored name of "The Seven Wonders of the World" (IX). The
listing of these wonders initiated by Greeks and Romans listed memorable things that
they thought travelers should see (Donovan 325). The origianl authorship of the list
is not completely proven, but it is believed to be composed by Bede and Philo (Romer
X). Philo's list is the most impressive, because of it's uncomparable text, in length,
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hat the descending passage could have b een used to observe transit stars and he grand
gallery could have been used to map the sky when on the top (Krystek 3). There is almost no exception that
each tomb of the Egyptian Kings was plundered (2). At the top, a mirror reflected sunlight during the day, and a fire guided soldiers at night (Ashmawy 1). These flowerbeds held exotic trees, shrubs, flowers, and creepers lay along the terrace (15). The largest of the three Giza Pyramids is the Pyramid of Cheops (18). Priests began by removing all the soft
parts of the body, such as the brain, lungs, heart, liver, and intestines (5). On this harbor of Alexandria, a lighthouse, otherwise called Pharos, was built (Ashmawy 1).
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