In the 15th century B.C. the temple became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built so that the eastern sun would make it shine splendidly. The base of the temple was 425 by 225 feet and consisted of 127 colums, which reached the height of 60 feet and weighed 150 tons. The designer of the temple is not known, or recorded. Although many people remember Herostratus, he was the man who set the Temple of Artemis a fire in 356 B.C. Alexander the Great offered to pay for the tremendous cost for it's reconstuction, as long as it was dedicated to him. The Ephesians refused, commenting tactfully that it would not be fitting for the gods to rival each other. Little remains of the temple today, most of it has disappeared.