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Originally posted by Epona:
Er.. Sorry Magik, Tower of Babel was not a wonder of the world!

The one you missed was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos (modern day Bodrum, Turkey).

Sio, it's not there because it was destroyed centuries and centuries ago, no-one knows for sure what happened to it! The fact it was covered in gold didn't help its chances at survival. The only wonders that still exist are the Pyramids at Giza, and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos, and the latter is in a bit of a state. The Faros lighthouse, Colossus of Rhodes, and Hanging Gardens are gone, location uncertain other than literary references. The Mausoleum is just a foundation, no-one knows for sure what it looked like.

You can still visit the Temple of Zeus and marvel at the reliefs, but the statue is no more.

:( It's a damm shame that most of those will never be seen again :(

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Originally posted by Sio:
:( It's a damm shame that most of those will never be seen again :(

Going to look at them would be the first thing I'd do if I got a time machine!

Well, I've been sailing in the British Virgin Islands about 2 years ago (Mack_Attack when was u there?) and i was in St. Lucia mebbe 10-11 years ago, but I'm going back this summer! Awesome place to go I recommend it to everyone!

SirTristram

[Edit]: BVI? What is that they yell...

[ 11-11-2002, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: SirTristram ]

yeah i was in the caribbean i lived in cuba for 6 years on a small military base most of you know the one i am talking about. yeah it wasn't that great and do your self a favor don't even go to different parts of cuba its not a grand spot anyway. only go to cuba if your going for cultural experience.

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Originally posted by Epona:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sio:
:( It's a damm shame that most of those will never be seen again :(

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Originally posted by Sio:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Epona:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sio:
:( It's a damm shame that most of those will never be seen again :(

Going to look at them would be the first thing I'd do if I got a time machine![/QUOTE]Yeah same here!
Especially the Tower Of Babel, even though that isnt a wonder of the world right?
Does anyone know of the legend etc surrounding this building? PLease post it if you do as id love to know [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]It's a biblical story, Old Testament, personally I think it's an analogy about pride rather than a reference to an actual building so I don't think it really existed, but I expect others would disagree with that.

I don't know the bible too well being an atheist, but basically the story goes that a long long time ago everyone spoke the same tongue and they got together to build a big tower so they could climb to the top and be closer to/find out more about God. God destroyed the tower (on the basis that it was arrogant and faithless to think you could attempt to know God in this way or somesuch) and gave everyone different languages so they could never again plot to do such a thing.

[ 11-12-2002, 06:09 AM: Message edited by: Epona ]

I'm still in Cuba! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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