Famous Places of the World

Speaking of the famous places of the world one instinctively recalls what he knows about Seven Wonders of the World. That\'s because these wonders are closely connected with the places they are originated from. They are ancient masterpieces and have their own unique history.
Cairo (Egypt) is famous for its pyramids. The largest pyramid was built by Cheops. It’s enough to look at these huge constructions to imagine how much force and how many people’s lives were put in their creation. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar. Usually they are associated with the mythical Assyrian queen Semiramis. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made of gold and ivory but it has been lost without a trace, except for reproductions on coins. The famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed in a war. Some remains of the structure of The Mausoleum at Halica
assus are in the British Museum now.