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CASE #A7HN28 · 2 entities · 1 connections
The Colossus of Rhodes
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood for barely 56 years before an earthquake toppled it — and it then lay in ruins, still drawing tourists, for another 800 years before finally being sold for scrap.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a massive bronze statue of the sun god Helios, erected around 280 BC to celebrate the Greek city-state of Rhodes surviving a siege. Despite its fame as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it stood intact for only about 56 years before an earthquake toppled it, after which the ruins remained a tourist attraction for centuries before eventually being sold for scrap metal.
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Quick facts
- →The statue was built around 280 BC to celebrate Rhodes successfully surviving a prolonged siege, funded partly by melting down abandoned enemy siege equipment.
- →Ancient sources describe the statue's height at roughly 105 feet, comparable to the modern Statue of Liberty, though the exact construction technique remains debated among historians.
- →The statue collapsed during an earthquake around 226 BC, after standing for only approximately 56 years.
- →The fallen ruins reportedly remained on the ground, still drawing curious visitors, for over 800 years, until the metal was eventually sold for scrap around 654 AD.
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Colossus of Rhodes (artwork)
Massive bronze statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; stood only about 56 years before an earthquake toppled it.
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Chares of Lindos (person)
Rhodian sculptor who built the Colossus of Rhodes around 280 BC.
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