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Rhodes- Colossus of Rhodes Site

The 40 meter high Colossus of Rhodes (305 BC), was a bronze and silver statue of Helios, God of the sun. It took 12 years to build and held a flame in a hand. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it collapsed in an earthquake in 227 BC.

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Uploaded on November 5, 2011
Taken on September 30, 2011