2017-06-23 Fri

We are quite familiar with the Seven Wonders of our Modern World. But are you aware that there are seven wonders of the ancient world too? Yes, you heard it right.

The art and architecture of these seven ancient monuments make us realize about the human capabilities of the Ancient World. While most of the ancient wonders no longer exist. We find references of these in the travelogue. Over the time they are recognized as the ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’. And all that exists amongst them all is the Great Pyramid of Giza only.

The following are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
>br> 1. The Great Pyramid at Giza Egypt
2. The Hanging Garden of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus of Olympia, Greece
4. The temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. The Colossus of Rhodes
7. The lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt

But how and when these monuments were built?
So, to answer all your questions we will be starting a trivia of articles where we will be discussing each of them in detail. In the given stamp you can have a glimpse of them. In 1978, Republic Congo issued seven stamps on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Stay in touch to know more about each of these wonders!