[wagglebee]

Few details are known of the original Colossus of Rhodes, which was built by a local sculptor between 304 and 292BC and whose face was reputedly modelled on that of Alexander the Great. It was destroyed little more than half a century later.

I've never quite understood why something that only stood for a few decades could be considered one of the seven wonders wonders of the world.

[wagglebee]

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[NorCalRepub]

"I've never quite understood why something that only stood for a few decades could be considered one of the seven wonders wonders of the world."

...because tinker toys and leggo's were next on the list......

[jocon307]

"I've never quite understood why something that only stood for a few decades could be considered one of the seven wonders wonders of the world."

Longevity it not what makes something wonderful.

[AF68]

The new statue will be the miracle of the 21st century.

Methinks these mortals are full of themselves. Let us make them crazy before we destroy them.

[carlr]

It was a remarkable work for its time.Finished in hammered sheet copper it must have been spectacular.Still debated if it stood astride the harbor entrance or on a single pedestal,most opt for the latter now.
I believe it was the inspiration for our own Statue of Liberty.

[newzjunkey]

So it's not the Colossus of Rhodes. It's a re-imagining! New location. New design! Why didn't I think of that? (sarcasm)

This is nothing like those who completed Leonardo's bronze horse for Florence. They had his sketches to work from and that was only not finished because the material was needed for wartime.

This other thing is such a fatuous and commercial fraud, Greek politicos should move to forbid it.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, waggs. It was picked for the "Seven Wonders" list while it was still around; also, it remained a tourist attraction after it fell, and it was there in a pile for centuries, until sold for scrap. The other "wonders" mostly didn't make the trip out of antiquity -- the only ones still in existence are the Giza pyramids, and offhand I'd say that the only other one to make it into the Middle Ages was the Pharos. Also, it seems that the list was probably compiled by someone who never got to see at least some of them, and who relied instead on other eyewitness accounts.

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