Colossus of Rhodes
id:
colossus-of-rhodes-179-1173574
title:
Colossus of Rhodes
text:
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes city against an attack by Demetrius I of Macedon, who had besieged it for a year with a large army and navy. According to most contemporary descriptions, the Colossus stood approximately 70 cubits, or 33 metres high – appro
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes
date created:
2002-08-03T04:52:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T18:53:33Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q41553","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41553"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Colosse_de_Rhodes_%28Barclay%29.jpg","width":1170,"height":1600}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16