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Seven Wonders of the World   /sˈɛvən wˈəndərz əv ðə wərld/   Listen
Seven Wonders of the World

noun
1.
Impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe.  Synonym: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.






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"Seven Wonders of the World" Quotes from Famous Books



... celebrated statue of the Olympian Zeus was that by the famous Athenian sculptor Phidias, which was forty feet high, and stood in the temple of Zeus at Olympia. It was formed of ivory and gold, and was {29} such a masterpiece of art, that it was reckoned among the seven wonders of the world. It represented the god, seated on a throne, holding in his right hand a life-sized image of Nike (the goddess of Victory), and in his left a royal sceptre, surmounted by an eagle. It is said that the great sculptor had concentrated all the ...
— Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome • E.M. Berens

... pyramids in Egypt more famous than the rest, one whereof was justly ranked among the seven wonders of the world; they stood not very far from the city of Memphis. I shall take notice here only of the largest of the three. This pyramid, like the rest, was built on a rock, having a square base, cut on the outside as so many ...
— The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, • Charles Rollin



Words linked to "Seven Wonders of the World" :   pyramid, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Tower of Pharos, Pyramids of Egypt, memorial, Mausoleum at Halicarnasus, Artemision at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, plural form, plural, Great Pyramid, Olympian Zeus, monument



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