Van Vleet, Carmella.

Seven Wonders of the World : discover amazing monuments to civilization / 7 Wonders of the World Carmella Van Vleet ; illustrated by Farah Rizvi. - White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, c2011. - 119 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. - Build it yourself series .

"20 projects."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117) and index.

Original list of seven wonders of the world -- Great Pyramid -- Hanging Gardens of Babylon -- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -- Statue of Zeus at Olympia -- Mausoleum of Halicarnassus -- Colossus of Rhodes -- Pharos of Alexandria -- New list of seven wonders of the world -- Ancient City of Petra -- Colosseum -- Chichen Itza -- Ruins of Machu Picchu -- Great Wall of China -- Taj Mahal -- Christ the Redeemer Statue.

Introduces the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as known to the ancient Greeks, and a multicultural list of seven additional wonders--from Petra, Jordan, to Rio de Janeiro's statue of Christ--and suggests related projects and experiments.

ISBN: 9781934670828 1934670820 9781936313730 (pbk.) 1936313731 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011278075

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Curiosities and wonders
Seven Wonders of the World
Curiosities and wonders.
Seven Wonders of the World.
Seven Wonders of the World.
Ancient civilization.
Modern civilization.
Curiosities and wonders.
Historic buildings.
Historic sites.
Antiquities.
Handicraft.

LC Class. No.: N5333 / .V36 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 910.2/02