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Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. 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.
Height of Keep Kilmacduagh monastery: County Galway: Ireland: 113: 34: 10th century: Height of Round Tower, Tallest surviving Irish round tower: Victoria Public Hall: Madras (Now Chennai) India 111.5 34 1890 Colossus of Rhodes: Rhodes: Greece: 110: 33.5: c. 280 BC: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It fell after standing for 56 ...
English: The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin Heemskerck, was built about 280 bc. Standing 30 m (100 ft) high, it was built to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Height m (ft) Completed Destroyed Cause of destruction Notes Ref Colossus of Rhodes: Helios: Rhodes island, Dodecanese region Greece 30 m (98 ft) 280 BC 226 BC 226 BC Rhodes earthquake: Tallest statue of the ancient world. [41] Colossus of Nero: Nero: Rome Italy 36 m (118 ft) 75 Unknown [42] Later renamed Colossus Solis. [43] Kyoto Daibutsu ...
The Colossus of Rhodes was the last of the seven to be completed, after 280 BC, and the first to be destroyed, by an earthquake in 226/225 BC. It was therefore already in ruins by the time the list was compiled, and all seven wonders existed simultaneously for less than 60 years.
Articles relating to the Colossus of Rhodes and its depictions. It 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.
The hotel tower, at 402 N. High St., next to the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is 28 stories and 361 feet tall. The tower opened in October 2022.When paired with its sister building across ...
Chares of Lindos (/ ˈ k ɛər iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος, gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. [1] Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and the patron god of ...