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[[image:colossus.jpg|200px|thumb|Colossus of Rhodes, wood engraving reconstruction by Sidney Barclay, c. 1875]] | [[image:colossus.jpg|200px|thumb|Colossus of Rhodes, wood engraving reconstruction by Sidney Barclay, c. 1875]] | ||
| − | The '''Colossus of Rhodes''', one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], was a 110 foot tall statue that stood at the entrance of the harbor at Rhodes. It was build in 282 BC and was a representation of [[Helios]], the [[Greece|Greek]] sun god. It was destroyed by an [[earthquake]] 56 years later, in 226 BC. <ref>http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/colossus.html</ref> | + | The '''Colossus of Rhodes''', one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], was a 110 foot tall statue that stood at the entrance of the harbor at [[Rhodes]]. It was build in 282 BC and was a representation of [[Helios]], the [[Greece|Greek]] sun god. It was destroyed by an [[earthquake]] 56 years later, in 226 BC. <ref>http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/colossus.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:32, July 17, 2007
The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a 110 foot tall statue that stood at the entrance of the harbor at Rhodes. It was build in 282 BC and was a representation of Helios, the Greek sun god. It was destroyed by an earthquake 56 years later, in 226 BC. [1]