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Talk - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Event Start: 28th February 8:00pm

Event End: 28th February 10:00pm

Cost: £10

Two Statues, a Temple, a Garden, two Tombs, and a Lighthouse. This rather odd selection of monuments has become famous as the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were described as “Themata” for Greek sightseers; “things to be seen", which today we would call "must-sees" on our Bucket List. All but one of these masterpieces of human achievement have long since crumbled into dust. But their legacy survives, and these triumphs of human vision, architecture, and…

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Two Statues, a Temple, a Garden, two Tombs, and a Lighthouse. This rather odd selection of monuments has become famous as the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were described as “Themata” for Greek sightseers; “things to be seen", which today we would call "must-sees" on our Bucket List.
All but one of these masterpieces of human achievement have long since crumbled into dust. But their legacy survives, and these triumphs of human vision, architecture, and creativity have become the stuff of legends. And one of them probably didn’t exist.
But how did they get on the famous List? Who chose them? How were they built? And what happened to them over the years? Come on a special journey and find out.
By Maj Gen Carr-Smith

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