Wonders3 - Colossus of Rhodes

Title

Colossus of Rhodes

Latitude

36.1666

Longitude

27.96554

Place

Rhodes

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found no matches.

World_Time

Ancient

Image_Url

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Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes

Brief

From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic s

Year_Constructed

282 B.C

Description

The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point

Description_2

For almost a millennium, the statue laid broken in ruins. In AD 654, the Arabs invaded Rhodes. They disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them to a Jew from Syria. It is said that the fragments had to be transported to Syria on the back

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/Colossus.png'> Colossus of Rhodes Type: Ancient Location: Rhodes Built: 282 B.C

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LargeImage

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