The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-13
Jhe 9eluorrat.
rnE sKvEN woND rRs OF rllE WORLD,


THE sEvEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
Mrs G L d of this city asks for fall ac-
count Of the seven wonders Of the ancient
world. Different authors disagree IN de-
seribing the seyen popular wonders OF
olden times. At present, / believe, the
Pyramids, the COLOSSUS of Rhodes, the
Temple Of Diana, the Mausoleum, the
Statute OF Jupiter Olympus, the Hanging
Gardens Of Babylon and the Pharos, or
Wa,ch,ower of Alexandra, are usually
reckonedas the"Origiral Seven wsnders'
With the single exception Of the Pyramids.
all of the above have disappeared. One,
two ond three thousand years ago. accord
Ing TO tradition and authentic history,
some OF them We're wonders Indeed.
Tue Rrst of the wonders, the great pyr-
amid OF Cheops, Is situated seven miles
from the banks of the Nile and twelve
miles from Cairo, Egypt. II was built In
the childhood OF the human race, long be-
fore history began. Yet Il stands today a
monument to the memory of wonderful
people. The "Grest Pyramid of Cheops'
Is believed to have been built by tho
monarch whose name Il bears about 5000
u, c. Its height Is $50 feet 9 inches, and
its base 7o4 feet square. MANY OF the
monster blocks of granite used In con-
structine Il weigh thousands Of tons. Ira
dItlon tells us that Toe. 900 men we're EN-
ployed 70, period Of thirty years In con-
structing Il.
The COLOSSUS OF Rhodes, the second IL
the l!st OF ancient wonders, was a grea
brazen statute of Apollo, which stretched IL
huge legs across The harbor OF Rhodes, anC
was so large that ships In full sail passes
between. II was los feet high and o
most exact proportions. The erection o.
the Colossus was begun In the year 37oS
b. c., but was no, finished for nearly 1oS
years. II was Of brass, cast In sections
and was overthrown by an earthquake II
the year s14 b. @. Itweighed 7ao,oos
pounds. For full particulars concerning
this monster brazsn image see "Notes fo
the Curious" R,fnSHe OF Saturday. Marcel
-, 1890.
Tim Temple Of Diana Is another of ih'
Seven wsRders OF the World which hsl
entirely disappeared. II was a msgnihcen
structure, situated upon the EvaniIne ant
EPhesus, and was constructed at the COM
mon cost OF all AsiatIc countries. Tn,
lofty -domed rocf was supported b.
237 monster columns OF Parlan marble
the tribute to Diana of is7 kings. IN,
facade Of the temple occupied 200 feet up
on the Byzantine, and the walls stretched
back 4,s feet, all glI,tering With gems an'
precious stones.
Fourth in order OF prominence was th'
Mausoleum-the tomb OF Mausolus, tn,
first King Of Caria. According 10 Plin!
Ii had total height OF 14o feet. II wa
erected by ArtemesIa. the widow o
Mausolps, abou 5s3 d. G. !, consisted o
basement 6S feet high, surmoun,ed by I
pyramid, rising In steps to a similar height
AM on the sP-A of the pyramid a eolossa
group Of Mauso!us and wife in a charlo
drawn by four horses OF heroic Size. TIT
Mausoleum endured until about the yea
1904 A. L., when Il was partially destroye'
by an earthquake and finally torn down b!
the Knights OF ST. John. The 9th wonder
the Oynplan Zens, was statute Of Jupi
ter Olympus, said TO have been 90 fee
high ana. chiefly composed OF ivory ant
gold. II Is usually heated at Ellis, bu
nothing certain Is known Of i,s location o
OF its repu,ed builder, PhIdias.
II possible, tradition and history hav'
told us less about the sixth wonder Of tn
world--lhe Hanging Gardens OF Bsbyloi
than they have the fifth. iierodotu
does not mention them; Pfny only casual
iy alludes to their existence, and the scrip
tural account of the reign of Nebuchsd
nezzar ignores the subject altogether
Popular accounts OF the Hanging GARDEN
say that they were huge baskets Of bras
aud iron, 400 feet square, swunI
on mammoth stone arches, which wer'
erected near the Royal Palace a, Babylon
The seventh wonder was a combined
lighthouse and watch tower, situated OF
the eastern end of the Island OF Pharos, a
Alexandria. Egypt. Its construction wal
begun by Piolemy So,er about the yea
33s d. &. It was 900 feet high and cos
a sum equal to $I,s4o,eoo Of United Statei
currency.