The temple of Artemis was built in 550 B.C. in what is present day Turkey. It was built as a Greek temple dedicated to Artemis the Greek goddess of the wilderness hunting and childbirth.
It took 120 years to create and it was built on a marshland to protect it from future earthquakes.
Filled with many fine artworks from Greek sculptors, the marshland can now protect the temple from Herostratus.
Herostratus want to be famous even if it was for burning down one of the wonders of the world. The same night that the temple was destroyed, Alexander the Great was born.
Prompt in some to believe that the goddess Artemis was too busy with his delivery to save her own temple.
In 323 B.C. after Alexander the Great death, the temple was in fact rebuilt. However, in 262 A.D., it was destroyed once again this time by the Goss. In 1869, the sight of the temple was discovered. However all that remained was a single column.
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