Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Dorset House Publishing Co Inc (1994), Edition: First Edition, 18th printing, 176 pages
Description
First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Chris177
The Seven Wonders is a great book to introduce anyone to the wonders of the ancient world. I have always been fascinated with history and the technologies of the ancients. This book brings together true architectural wonders. Each of the seven is given its own chapter to fully describe the
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structure and its history. I was shocked to read that the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was found over 1,800 years after its construction in fairly good shape but was destroyed on purpose! Another oddity was that the Colossus of Rhodes lay where it fell for almost 900 years without anyone ever repairing it. Imagine the Statue of Liberty lying broken in New York for nine centuries and you have a good example for the Colossus which was similar in size and structure. The Seven Wonders is not just the story of seven things but the story of mankind! Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
176 p.
ISBN
0880293934 / 9780880293938