Meaning | impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe. |
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Synonym | Seven Wonders of the World |
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Members | Artemision at Ephesus | The large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed / completed 220 years later |
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Colossus of Rhodes | A huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon | A terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates |
Mausoleum at Halicarnasus | A white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king |
Olympian Zeus | A seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology created for the temple at Olympia |
Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt | A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides |
Tower of Pharos | A great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC |
Broader | memorial, monument | A structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
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Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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