How It Was Destroyed In Olympia

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How it was Destroyed
The walls of the city of Babylon were destroyed just in the 1st century in the war after the hanging gardens of Babylon were just constructed. The gardens' plants, trees, and vines were almost dying in the war. The people who know about this structure survived until 2nd century and then they painfully died with many of the harsh earthquakes. But nobody knows how it was destroyed and where it was exactly. Some people said it was totally destroyed in the earthquakes in the 2nd century and because of its name, they believed it was in Babylon. And some said it was destroyed during one of the wars between enemies and was somewhere else.
But still, it is stated in several Seven wonders list. But until now, everybody is just guessing that these gardens were or not. No archaeological evidence proves that …show more content…

A temple was built in his honor at Olympia in the blessed woods between two rivers from where he could watch the Olympic games held in his honor after every four years.
Around 432 B.C., Phidias who was Greece's most famous carver, traveled to Olympia to start work on the statue of Zeus. He worked this project so beautifully that it became the fourth wonder of the world. He put down his workshop next to the temple and worked 12 years to complete it.
When he finished, the statue was looking amazing. Zeus' statue was illustrated like he was sitting and ruling on his throne. He was above 40 feet high and his head was virtually touching the temple's roof. Some people said that Phidias did something wrong in the heights. It is believed that it is the actual home of Zeus so if he stood up and then, he might break off the whole

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