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The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] 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. One of ...
Aug 3, 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.
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 ...
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.
Nov 23, 2023 · Colossus of Rhodes, Antonio Tempesta, 1608, via the Philadelphia Museum of Art Of all of the seven wonders of the ancient world, only the Great Pyramid remains standing to this day. Of the rest, the Colossus of Rhodes enjoyed one of the briefest lives.
Aug 24, 2022 · Counted among the Seven Wonders, the Colossus of Rhodes was a huge and impressive monument created to celebrate a victory that occurred centuries ago on the Greek island of Rhodes.
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.
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...
The Colossus of Rhodes, a marvel of the ancient world, has captivated the human imagination for centuries. An iconic symbol of triumph and an embodiment of art and engineering, this monumental statue once stood tall over the island of Rhodes in Greece.
May 30, 2019 · Located on the island of Rhodes (off the coast of modern Turkey), the Colossus at Rhodes was a giant statue, about 110 feet tall, of the Greek sun-god Helios. Although finished in 282 BCE, this Wonder of the Ancient World only stood for 56 years, when it was toppled by an earthquake.
