WHAT ARE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD?
In the 3rd century BC, the Chief Librarian of the Library in Alexandria compiled a list of “Wonders of the World,” but the list we go by today was compiled during the Middle Ages. By the time the list was compiled, many of the Wonders had been reduced to rubble, but they live on in legend all the same. Two of the Wonders are in Aegean Turkey: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum The others are: Great Pyramid at Giza (Egypt) Colossus of Rhodes (Greece) Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria (Egypt) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq) Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece) ^ TOP Q. What are the Terrace House in Ephesus Within the general Ephesus Archaeological Ruins is a subexhibit called the Terrace Houses. Archaeologists have unearthed here a neighborhood of houses that displays another revealing look into the daily life of ancient Ephesus, including some more mosaics and frescos. The exhibit has been enclosed by a dome like roof to get better protection from
