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Colossus of Rhodes, Ancient Wonder of the World

The Colossus of Rhodes, an enormous bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and stood at the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes. The statue, completed in 282 BC, was 33 meters tall. It was destroyed 56 years later in an earthquake. Illustration from The Seven Wonders of the World by Theodore Alois Buckley, 1854.

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Colossus of Rhodes, Ancient Wonder of the World

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The Colossus of Rhodes, an enormous bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and stood at the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes. The statue, completed in 282 BC, was 33 meters tall. It was destroyed 56 years later in an earthquake. Illustration from The Seven Wonders of the World by Theodore Alois Buckley, 1854.

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27.4 x 43.2 cm | 10.8 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)

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