One of the grandest structures of the ancient world could be reborn: The Colossus of Rhodes

This is a brainless, ignorant proposal.
Greece will be overwhelmed by koranimals before too long; and being an "image," a no-no" for the barbarians, it will make a nice fat target for them to blow up!

Maybe a pay-per-view event?

This topic was posted 11/3/2015, thanks SeekAndFind.

Legend has it that the Colossus of Rhodes once stood at the mouth of Rhodes harbour in Greece.

The colossus was a giant statue of the ancient Greek sun-god, built to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus. The Colossus stood approximately 33 metres (108 feet) high — the approximate height of the modern Statue of Liberty from feet to crown — making it the tallest statue of the ancient world.

It was the inspiration for the 'Titan of Braavos' in Game of Thones, though it almost certainly did not stand with one foot on each side of the harbour entrance, but probably stood to one side. However, the feet-apart stance is the version that caught the public interest and the legend stuck, including every fridge magnet and small statue in the tourist shops of Greece!

But today there is no colossus to see as it collapsed during an earthquake in 226 BC. So while we were in Rhodes, we decided to rebuild it...
We rebuilt the Colossus of Rhodes! | October 19, 2019 | Steve Ramsden

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