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  2. Colossus of Rhodes - Wikipedia

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    Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.

  3. Category:Colossus of Rhodes - Wikipedia

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    It was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes city against an attack by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who had besieged it for a year with a ...

  4. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Wikipedia

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    16th-century imagined depictions of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. From left to right, top to bottom: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria Timeline, and map of the Seven Wonders. Dates in bold ...

  5. Chares of Lindos - Wikipedia

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    Chares of Lindos (/ ˈ k ɛər iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος, gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. [1] Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and the patron god of ...

  6. File:Colossus of Rhodes.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin Heemskerck, was built about 280 bc. Standing 30 m (100 ft) high, it was built to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

  7. Category : Ancient Greek and Roman colossal statues

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    Colossal statues which were examples of Ancient Greek sculpture or Roman sculpture. Colossal statues are defined as large statues of figures of humans or animals. As a rough guide, "colossal" means two times lifesize or more in this context.

  8. Larger-than-life bronze Trump statue unveiled ahead of ... - AOL

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    An Ohio artist has forged a larger-than-life 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statue of President Trump that will tour the country before eventually ending up at a future Trump presidential library.

  9. List of colossal sculptures in situ - Wikipedia

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    A colossal statue is one that is more than twice life-size. [1] This is a list of colossal statues and other sculptures that were created, mostly or all carved, and remain in situ. This list includes two colossal stones that were intended to be moved.