I was bored so I decided to post the 7 Wonders of the Ancient world. I am so fascinated by them. It's part of the history of the world and only the Pyramid of Giza is left standing. The rest are all gone. So, they're going to choose the new 7 Wonders of the World. But before they do, let's remember the monuments that made our world so beautiful. This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held. It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus . From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the Colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who ...