History of Concorde supersonic aircraft began 54 years ago in 1956. I believe this aircraft is one of the most prominent in the passenger aircraft. November 5, 1956 was established in England Committee for supersonic transportation (Supersonic Transport Advisory Committee, STAC), whose task was to investigate the possibility of the use and creation of supersonic aircraft for commercial use. In France, similar studies were conducted, but they started a little later.
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In ancient times the Greeks have organized the most important event - the Olympic Games, in honor of the king of the gods Zeus. Like now, for the Olympic Games athletes come from different countries, including Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt. Olippiyskie games were first held in 776 BC, the temple of Zeus is located on the west coast of Greece, Peloponenese.
Games are held every four years, combining the Greek city and state. At the time of the game was declared sacred truce, all fighting stopped. For all who want to participate or watch the Olympic Games were given safe passage to Olympia.
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In 377 BC, the city of Halicarnassus was the capital of a small state on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. Iponno died at this time the ruler of this kingdom, Gekatomnus of Malas, leaving his vledeniya his son Mausolus Mavsolu.Otets Gekatomnus was quite ambitious, and he took control of a couple of neighboring gorodv and districts. Mavsol continued to expand its territory.
Mavsol, with his wife Artemisia of Halicarnassus and the rules of the district as much as 24 years. Despite the fact that Mavsol Gikarnasa was from, he spoke greseski and admired life and of the governments of Greece. Mavsol built along the coast a few cities in the Greek style, and also called for the Greek tradition.
Mavsol died in 353 BC, leaving one of his wife Artemis, she was his sister (in Caria was the custom to marry their sisters). For Artemisia, it was a very big loss, so she decided to build the best husband in the world's tomb for his beloved. The building was so beautiful and unique in its kind, it has become one of the seven wonders of the world drevnevo.
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Everyone knows the New York Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, America, but not everyone knows that it is sometimes called the "Modern Colossus". In ancient times there was the Colossus of Rhodes, like the Statue of Liberty today. Ancient "Statue of Liberty" was more than two thousand years ago, at the entrance to the harbor on the island of Rhodes. This was a colossus at the same height as the Statue of Liberty and the modern. And Colossus of Rhodes is one of the wonders of the ancient world.
Rhodes was an important economic center of the ancient world. He was at the south-western edge of Asia Minor where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean. City named Rhodes, was built in 408 BC and was designed to take advantage of the best natural harbor on the northern coast of the island.
In 357 BC the island was conquered by Mausolus of Halicarnassus (whose tomb is located in one of the other Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), fell from the Persians in 340 BC, and was finally captured by Alexander the Great in 332 before our era. After Alexander's death at an early age with fever, his generals fought strongly with each other for possession of the vast kingdom of Alexander. Three of them, Ptolemy, Seleucus, and shared ownership Antigous each other.
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Babylonian Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located on the east bank of the Euphrates, to the south of Baghdad in Iraq. King Hammurabi was the most famous ruler of the kingdom of Babylon. During his reign, Babylon flourished. His son, Nebuchadnezzar is just built one of the wonders of the world - the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The ancient city under the rule of King Navudonosora II was a miracle for the eyes of travelers. "In addition to its size," says Herodotus, the historian of 450 BC, "Babylon the superior beauty of any city in the known world."
Herodotus claimed that the outer walls were 56 kilometers in length, 80 feet in width and 320 feet in height. Wide enough, he said that-be four chariots could be developed. Inside the walls of fortresses and temples containing immense statues of solid gold. Reptile towered city's famous Tower of Babel, a temple of the god Marduk, that seemed to reach the heavens.
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Temple of Artemis was built around 800 BC in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus on the coast, it is now the territory of modern Turkey.
The temple was destroyed several times. After a few devastation he always recovered in the same place. With each new restoration of the temple, he became more impressive last destroyed.
First Temple of Artemis was destroyed in the war about 550 BC. After the war, the citizens it was restored.
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