Sydney, Australia Sydney is Australia’s largest city and the country’s cultural center. The shell- shaped Sydney Opera House, shown here, is one of the most famous buildings in the world. Hutchison Library Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserve @@@@@@@@ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Amazon River The Amazon River is the world’s second longest river. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. But the Amazon carries more water than any other river. It travels across northern Brazil. Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc./Loren McIntyre Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved Great Wall of China The Ming dynasty built the Great Wall in the 1400s and 1500s. This long stone wall was designed to defend China’s northern border from invasions. Today, it is a popular tourist site. Corbis/Keren Su Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. @@@@@@@@ Great Sphinx, Egypt The Great Sphinx is the most famous ancient statue in Egypt. It was built about 4,500 years ago. It is located near Giza, a suburb of Cairo. Three of Egypt’s most famous pyramids stand near the sphinx. Sygma/B. Annebicque Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Eiffel Tower, Paris The Eiffel Tower is the best-known landmark in Paris. The tower rises nearly 1,000 feet (300 meters). When it was built in 1889, it was the tallest structure in the world. ALLSTOCK, INC./David Barnes Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. [...]...??????????????? ??????? The Seven Wonders of the World were works of art and architecture considered by the ancient Greeks and Romans to be the most fabulous creations of antiquity They were the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference... to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Encarta EncyclopediaTHE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 19932004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved IV.Hanging Gardens of Babylon Hanging Gardens of Babylon This hand-colored engraving by 16th century Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck depicts the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Technically,... Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved VII Pyramids of Egypt Pyramids of Egypt Of the Seven Wonders of the World, the famous pyramids located in Giza, near the city of Cairo, Egypt, are the only ones remaining nearly intact They are depicted here in an engraving by 16thcentury Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck.Encarta EncyclopediaTHE BETTMANN... the largest temple complex in the world The complex was built in the 12th century under King Suryavarman II to celebrate the king as the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu The complex is made entirely of stone, with corbeled roofs and relief friezes depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.Encarta EncyclopediaThe Stock Market/Greg Davis Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft... one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Encarta EncyclopediaTHE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 19932004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved III Pharos of Alexandria Pharos of Alexandria The Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted in this hand-colored engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck The lighthouse stood on an island in the harbor of Alexandria and... forms part of the ruins of several capital cities of the ancient Khmer Empire in Cambodia Suryavarman II, a Khmer king, built Angkor Wat in the 12th century as his observatory and shrine.Encarta EncyclopediaPanos Pictures/Louis Meulstee Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved @@@@@@ Ruins of the Temple of Angkor Wat Ruins of the Temple of Angkor... Mausoleum of Halicarnassus The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, depicted in this handcolored engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck, was built about 353 bc The mausoleum was a huge marble tomb built for King Mausolus of Caria in Asia Minor It was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Encarta EncyclopediaTHE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation... 19932004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved I Temple of Artemis Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis is depicted in a fanciful reconstruction based on an Italian Renaissance church in this hand-colored engraving by Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck Built in Ephesus in Asia Minor in 356 bc, the Greek temple was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World It was destroyed by the Goths... Technically, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, probably built the gardens in about 600 bc as a consolation to his Median wife who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.Encarta Encyclopedia Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 19932004 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved V Mausoleum of Halicarnassus... Corporation All rights reserved The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal in India is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world It is covered in white marble and set in a garden with pools of water An emperor began building it in 1632 in memory of his wife, who had died the year before Corbis/Sheldan Collins Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005 © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation All rights . Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria. Microsoft ® Encarta. van Heemskerck depicts the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Technically, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon Pyramids of Egypt Pyramids of Egypt Of the Seven Wonders of the World, the famous pyramids located in Giza, near the city of Cairo, Egypt, are the only ones remaining nearly intact. They are