Palau 5 Dollars Silver Coin 2009 Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The obverse features an emblem of Palau in which Poseidon sits on the sea floor between a mermaid and a treasure chest. Above the emblem is a man rowing a canoe. The country of issue, “REPUBLIC OF PALAU,” is inscribed at the top, while the face value, “$5,” is inscribed at the bottom.
Reverse: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Country: Palau.
Year: 2009.
Face Value: 5 Dollars.
Metal: Silver.
Fineness: 925/1000.
Weight: 25 g.
Diameter: 38,61 mm.
Mintage: 2,500.
Quality: Proof.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the World or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World refers to remarkable constructions of classical antiquity listed by various authors in guidebooks popular among ancient Hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. The most prominent of these, the versions by Antipater of Sidon and an observer identified as Philo of Byzantium, comprise seven works located around the eastern Mediterranean rim. The original list inspired innumerable versions through the ages, often listing seven entries. Of the original Seven Wonders, only one — the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient wonders — remains relatively intact. The Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus were all destroyed. The location and ultimate fate of the Hanging Gardens are unknown, with speculation that they may not have existed at all.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Great Pyramid of Giza
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Halicarnassus also spelled Halikarnassos,
Bryaxis: marble frieze from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The monument was the tomb of Mausolus, the tyrant of Caria in southwestern Asia Minor, and was built between about 353 and 351 bce by Mausolus’s sister and widow, Artemisia. The building was designed by the Greek architects Pythius (sources spell the name variously, which has cast some doubt as to his identity) and Satyros. The sculptures that adorned it were the work of four leading Greek artists—Scopas, Bryaxis, Leochares, and (most likely) Timotheus—each of whom was responsible for a single side.
According to the description by the Roman author Pliny the Elder (23–79 ce), the monument was almost square, with a total periphery of 411 feet (125 metres). It was bounded by 36 columns, and the top formed a 24-step pyramid surmounted by a four-horse marble chariot. Fragments of the Mausoleum’s sculpture that are preserved in the British Museum include a frieze of battling Greeks and Amazons and a statue 10 feet (3 metres) high, possibly of Mausolus. The Mausoleum was probably destroyed by an earthquake between the 11th and the 15th century ce, and the stones were reused in local buildings.
The word mausoleum has now come to be used generically for an above-ground tomb.