Colossus Of Rhodes
by Print Collector
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Colossus Of Rhodes
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios, marking the entrance to the harbour by holding a flaming torch in its hand. It was constructed in c292-280 BC. The statue broke off at the knees when a powerful earthquake struck Rhodes in 226 BC. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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