![]() Such a configuration could not be envisaged because it was more than 30m high, and Several representations show a statue spanning the entrance to the port. Statue was located near this temple, but the representations that have come down to us indicate that it was rather at the entrance to the port. It must be said that this God was the protector of Rhodes. What we can say is that the city of Rhodes was protected by a rampart of 15Km long and a wide ditch, forcing the assailants to use a tower to enter the city,Īnd that the city possessed a large temple already dedicated to Helios. It is probably that the urbanization of Rhodes and its harbor wasĭue to the hypothetical vestiges, which makes it impossible to know precisely where it was today. Moreover onceĬollapsed the statue remained in the state for a long time, then the site was cleared. Surprising since the site had to be much smaller than, for example, the site of the temple of Artemis. The archaeological excavations have not yet given anything, which is hardly Is the place where the statue was located but no one knows the exact location. The port of the capital, also named Rhodes It is only 19 km away from the Turkish coast. Rhodes is the largest Greek island in the Dodecanese archipelago. It is said that the face of the colossus of Rhodes was that of Alexander the Great, but it is impossible to confirm or disprove it. It was 32m high and was made of bronze, except the pedestal and feet, on which it was mounted, which were of marble, a material renowned for its solidity. Several times, and by crossing this information it came to be known that it was an almost naked man wearing a crown of solar rays on his head and brandishingĪ torch. However, its popularity was such that it was described and reproduced According the chronicles of Theophanies the Confessor, the remains were sold by the Arabs that captured Rhodos in 654 but a more plausible explanation is that the bronze remains were melted before the Arabs arrived to the island and used as to fabricate coins.With such a short life it is difficult to know exactly what this statue looked like. It seems that they were quite impressive as many travelled just to see them. The remains stayed lying on the ground for over 800 years. ![]() The Rhodians were hesitant fearing to offend their God Helios and after asking the oracle of Delphi they decided not to rebuilt it. When the King Ptolemy III of Egypt learned about the disgrace, offered to pay for the reconstruction of the famous statue. In fact, during the earthquake of the year 226 BC the statue collapsed and snapped at the height of the knees with the remains falling on the ground. It is known that the statue stood in its place for only 54 years. ![]() The design, posture and dimensions of the statue of Liberty (33m) are based on the descriptions about Colossus. It was the tallest statue of the ancient world, standing at over 30 meters of height. ![]() On the right hand of the statue there was a lamp with fire, or a torch. The statue was depicting the protector of the city of Rhodos, the God Helios (Sun), naked with a crown of rays around the head. It was built by Charis the Lyndian, a student of Lyssipos a renown sculptor of the Hellenistic times that amongst others built the bronze statue of Zeus (22m high) of Taras (Taranto). It was built between the years 292 and 280 BC, to commemorate the successful outcome of the war against the troops of Demetrios Poliorcetes (The Besieger), one of the epigones (epigoni) of Alexander the Great. The Colossus of Rhodos is one of the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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