Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Post Cards

In my collection i have 3 different post cards relating to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  In those 2 post cards were printed 30 years and third post card is printed 60 years back.

This is The Statue of Zeus at Olympia post card.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia : The statue was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in Olympia, Greece. It occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it, and was 40 feet tall. This World Wonder was also destroyed by fire.

This is The Lighthouse of Alexandria post card.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria : The lighthouse also known as the Pharos of Alexandria was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt. It was constructed to guide sailors into the harbor at night time. It has been estimated with a height between 393 and 450 feet and was destroyed by an earthquake.

The above 2 post cards of  Seven Wonders of the Ancient World series printed 30 years back in the year 1982. Below is the back side of the above 2 post cards.

  
This is the third post card The Colossus of Rhodes is a vintage post card printed nearly 60 years back in the year 1953.

The Colossus of Rhodes : This statue of the Greek Titan Helios, god of the son, was erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus who unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. It stood over 107 feet high and was destroyed by an earthquake.

 

 

The above Seven Wonders of the Ancient World text courtesy from the website of listshere.com

http://www.listshere.com/the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world