Miniatures of seven world wonders in Hau Giang

PANO –Vietnamese people do not need to travel to Egypt, Greece, Iraq, and Turkey to admire the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Great Pyramids of Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and Temple of Artemis.

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Instead, Vietnamese can enjoy those majestic sites through their miniatures built at the Miracle Park of the Ancient Wonders in Vi Thanh city of Hau Giang province.

Below are several photos of the miniatures of the world wonders and the park, which is recently opened to local people and tourists.

Located in Ward 5 of Hau Giang province’s Vi Thanh city, the Miracle Park of the Ancient Wonders leaves a strong impression on tourists by its structure. The park has a large fountain, which is surrounded by the miniatures of the Seven Wonders of the World. All the miniatures of the wonders in Vi Thanh city were built with gypsum plaster and completed after four months of construction.

Also known as the Pyramid of Cheops, the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact. The 4,500-year pyramid was entirely built by men for 20 years. At the park in Hau Giang, a copy of the Great Sphinx of Giza was also constructed.

Since its opening, the park has drawn a large number of local people and tourists. The photo is taken by Huyen Suong, who made a 40km motorbike ride to Vi Thanh to capture the beauty of the wonders.

The Colossus of Rhodes in Greece was a statue of the Greek Sun God Helios, erected in Mandraki port in the city of Rhodes in 280 BC. The Colossus stood approximately 34-meter high. The statue was collapsed during an earthquake, but the Rhodians did not build it again because of their belief that the reconstruction might hurt the Sun God. Since the Miracle Park of Ancient Wonders was opened to tourists, Vi Thanh city has become more lively and bustling as people from other localities flock to the city to contemplate the majestic ancient wonders.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built in Egypt to guide ships to Alexandria port. The lighthouse stood for 1,500 years and was severely damaged by earthquakes and completely destroyed some time around 1303 A.D. It was considered a model lighthouse which had three sections. The bottommost section was square; the middle one was octagon; the top one was cylindrical.

Temple of Artemis was built entirely of marble in Ephesus of Turkey to dedicate to goddess Artemis. The temple was 114m long and 55m wide. It was destroyed, rebuilt, and later burned down.

The original Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made of wood covered with gold, ivory, and silver. It was destroyed by fire in Constantinople (Istanbul) in 462 A.D., and there were no copies ever found. People worldwide know about the statue through ancient documents and drawings on coins.