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The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tes Rhódou) was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
May 9, 2024 · Colossus of Rhodes, colossal statue of the sun god Helios that stood in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes and was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The statue, which took 12 years to build (c. 294–282 BCE), was toppled by an earthquake about 225/226 BCE.
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- The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossal statue of the Greek sun god Helios that stood in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes and was one of the Seven Wo...
- The Colossus of Rhodes was made of shaped bronze plates fastened to an iron framework. It was said to be 70 cubits (105 feet [32 metres]) tall, and...
- It is believed that the Colossus of Rhodes stood beside Mandrákion harbour in Rhodes, Greece. The statue did not straddle the harbour entrance. Tha...
- Notable plans to build a new Colossus of Rhodes have been proposed in the 21st century. These plans have had manifold purposes, including creating...
Jul 25, 2018 · The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic 33-metre-high bronze statue of the sun god Helios which stood by the harbour of that city from c. 280 BCE. Rhodes was then one of the most important trading ports in the ancient Mediterranean and the statue was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Made by the local sculptor Chares using ...
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 10, 2023 · Built of bronze and standing 108 feet high, the Colossus of Rhodes honored the Greek sun-god Helios until it was toppled by an earthquake in 226 BCE. The statue stood for just 54 years, but its legacy endures to this day.
Jun 20, 2018 · The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-colored engraving, was built about 280 BC. Standing 30 meters (100 feet) high, it was built to guard the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Bryan Hill
Dec 12, 2018 · The Colossus of Rhodes, the bronze wonder of the ancient world. Standing for a little more than 50 years in the third century B.C., Rhodes’s titanic statue of Helios made a colossal impact on...
Mar 19, 2023 · The Colossus of Rhodes, Edward Francis Burney, 1790-1800, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art Wonders, as you might expect, are not built in a day. It took the Rhodians twelve years to complete the Colossus.
