Books in the How the Wonders Were Built series

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSelected for the Children‿s Book Council‿s July 2023 “Hot Off The Pressâ€? Reading List In the next book in the How the Wonders Were Built series, the new seven wonders of the world are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title. The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these monumental structures were built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that is available today? This book will give you the answers you are looking for. These buildings are a cross-section of world architecture, offering a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also cultures of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and travel with us across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the current world.

We admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them. No heavy machinery, no semitrucks, no cement mixers. How was it evenpossible to build such wonders as pyramids and temples in ancient times? Each one of the seven wonders of the world is unique, their beauty and magnificence has been lauded by the greatest poets and writers of the ages. In How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built, you’ll learn about the techniques and tools used to build them, what it was like to be there during the construction of them, and more!We’ll touch on each of the seven wonders of the world:The Colossus of RhodesThe majestic Great Pyramids of GizaThe Lighthouse of Alexandria (which withstood earthquakes and gales)The spellbinding Statue of Zeus at OlympiaThe breathtaking Temple of Artemis in EphesusThe Mausoleum at HalicarnassusAnd the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (inspiration for so many myths and legends).Come with us as we go back in time and learn the secrets of how these gems of ancient architecture were created!