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Interesting Engineering on MSNColossus of Rhodes: The rise and fall of an iconic ancient wonderPositioned at the harbor’s entrance, the statue served as a sentinel of Rhodes and a symbol of the city’s resilience and ...
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Rhodes Ancient Greece: What to do in RhodesStep into the past and uncover the secrets of Rhodes Ancient Greece, where hidden treasures and untold stories await your discovery.
Until an earthquake in 226 BCE knocked it down, the Colossus of Rhodes, a 98-foot-high iron and bronze statue of the Greek god Helios, sat near the harbor of Rhodes, Greece, for 54 years.
Its legacy endures. For little more than 50 years in the third century B.C., the massive bronze statue of Helios, patron god of Rhodes, towered over the Greek port until it was destroyed by an ...
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