The Colossus, Chares’s audacious “second sun,” was not destined to last for centuries: An earthquake destroyed it and parts of the city of Rhodes in 226 or 225 B.C., little more than half a ...

Although long gone, the Colossus of Rhodes remains a well-known symbol of the ancient world. Across the centuries, its memory has been kept alive by a variety of media, from poetry to painting ...

An international group of architects, engineers and economists wants to build a new, taller Colossus of Rhodes to replace the Ancient Wonder of the World that was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 ...

But if the Colossus of Rhodes is resurrected, sailing into the island's harbor would be the experience of a lifetime—a real life version of cruising into Braavos. Source: Slate.

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.

The Colossus of Rhodes dominated the ancient port until it was destroyed by an earthquake more than 2,000 years ago. Now architects plan to build a new monument, albeit one five times larger than ...

The group, calling itself the Colossus of Rhodes Project, has designed a new statue of Helios. At 400 foot-tall, it would tower over the island and become a point of reference for seafarers ...

A projected view of the statue’s lighthouse. (Photo: Colossus of Rhodes Project) Fittingly, the Greek god of the sun’s exterior will be covered in golden solar panels.The exterior will also ...