Is this simply a temple? How could it take its place among the other single structures such as the pyramid, the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of Rhodes? For people who l' really visited, the answer was simple. This n' … It was not only one temple was the most beautiful building on the ground… It was built in l' honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature. It was the temple d' Artémis (Diane) with Ephèse...

Similar to the Large Pyramid, we are consulting the place of burial d' a former king. However, the Mausoleum is different - so different from the pyramid which makes its fame - and a place in the list - for d' other reasons. Geographically, it is closer to the Temple d' Artémis… And c' is precisely the beauty of the tomb rather than its size which fascinated its visitors since years...

Of its construction to its destruction is one period of only 56 years. However, the colossus gained a place in the famous list of the Wonders. “But even lying on the ground, c' is a wonder”, known as Pline l' Old. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only one statue gigantic. C' was rather a symbol d' unit of the people which lived this beautiful island of the Mediterranean - Rhodos....

Of the seven wonders of the world ancient, only one had a practical utility, in addition to its architectural elegance: The Headlight d' Alexandria. For the sailors, a good return in the large port ensured. For the architects, that means even more: it was the largest building on the Earth. And for the scientists, it was the mysterious mirror which fascinated them more… the reflection of the mirror can be considering more than 50 km (35 miles) off the coast...

Stonehenge is surely larger of Great Britain national icon, symbol of mystery, the power and l' endurance. its initial goal n' is not clear for us, but some emitted l' assumption qu' it s' d' acted; a temple made for the worship of the divinities of the ancient Earth. It was called an astronomical observatory to mark significant events on the calendar of prehistory. D' others claim that c' was a site crowned for l' burial of the citizens of high ranking representing the companies d' antan...

Colisée is the most famous monument of ancient Rome. Its original name is Amphithéâtre Flavien. It was launched by l' Vespasien emperor between 70 and 76 after J. - C. and completed by his/her Titus son into 80 after JC. Colisée was devoted l' year after the death of Vespasien by Titus. They celebrated l' opening while holding the 100 days of dollars of plays. It was built on the site where Néron had had a large villa for itself. Vespasien wanted to rather build something for people than for him. It draws its popular name, Colisée, parce qu' it was built close to the place where Néron had set up a giant statue, or colossus of itself. It showed him that the god of the sun. It was with 100 feet top, and it was the largest bronze statue gilded in l' antiquity. He was then moved. One needed approximately 24 elephants to move it!...

An ancient circular staircase goes down in the catacombs. In the end of IIe century, at the time of Kom el Shaqafa is a site d' hiding credits, the organizations were lowered by the cord in the well formed by l' staircase in spiral. L' staircase finishes at a platform d' landing, where two benches are carved in mural niches overarched by the reason for nut shell often finds in the traditional designs...

To leave d' an octagonal base d' approximately 97 feet diameter, the turn of nine stages increased pyramidal with a height d' approximately 260 feet. According to the information obtained by an American missionary who goes to Nanjing in 1852, the initial plan for the tower was convened for the 13 stages and d' a total height d' approximately 330 feet. Although these dimensions ambitious were ever carried out, more the small size hardly makes difference, because the size n' was not what does the structure of way memorable to the visitors...