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Ancient Wonder of the World, Colossus of Rhodes

Etching of the Colossus of Rhodes from the series: The Seven Wonders of the World (plate 2) by Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630) Italy, published 1610. This vast bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The statue, completed in 282 BC, was 108 feet tall. It was destroyed 56 years later in an earthquake.

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Ancient Wonder of the World, Colossus of Rhodes

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Etching of the Colossus of Rhodes from the series: The Seven Wonders of the World (plate 2) by Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630) Italy, published 1610. This vast bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the entrance to the harbor at Rhodes, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The statue, completed in 282 BC, was 108 feet tall. It was destroyed 56 years later in an earthquake.

Personalities:

ANTONIO TEMPESTA

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Los Angeles County Museum

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3450 x 2670 px | 26.4 MB

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29.2 x 22.6 cm | 11.5 x 8.9 in (300 dpi)

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