Colossus of Rhodes - One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

In my recent trip to the Greek island of Rhodes
i had the chance to visit the place where it's been said
that the enormous statue named "The Colossus of Rhodes" was located

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The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and was about 33 meters high, almost as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York nowadays.

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Depicts the sun god in Greek Helios
and was made in honour of the god Apollo
who the Rhodians believed helped and saved the island during a persistent siege by the Macedonian general Demetrius the Siege Master that lasted over a year.

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The statue collapsed after an earthquake on 226 BC but many parts of it were preserved

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Today, where it is believed that the two legs of the statue stood, columns with statues of deer on top have been placed

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This is what the statue looked like before its fall

image source

photos are my property and were taken during a previous trip to Rhodes

camera used :

NIKON coolpix S3600
& Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500FU

This was my tribute for Colossus of Rhodes, I hope you liked and enjoyed it

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