Colossus of Rhodes in Rhodes Greece

This article is about the statue. For the film by Sergio Leone, see Il Colosso di Rodi. For the children's novel, see The Colossus of Rhodes (novel). For the basketball club, see Kolossos Rodou BC.

Drawing of Colossus of Rhodes, illustrated in the Grolier Society's 1911 Book of Knowledge..

Colossus of Rhodes, imagined in a 16th-century engraving by Martin Heemskerck, part of his series of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, who unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.^[1]