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Rhodos: Colossus of medieval cities
... to celebrate a foiled siege of the city, the Rhodians apparently built one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Colossus of Rhodes - a 32 metre high bronze statue of a bloke straddling a waterway, holding a giant flaming pot on his head. As ...
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The Return to Rhodes...
... Constantinople and the Roman Empire in 1453, the Ottomans rapidly started their expansion to the west. They launched an invasion of Rhodes but the defenders fought off the Turkish attacks on land and sea and the invaders left in an unusual defeat. ...
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Our Medieval Fortress City
... of Rhodes has now been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and deservedly so. And although missing the once famous "Colossus of Rhodes", one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the area where it was once located is marked. Again we ...
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Stowaways in plain sight
... effort, however, Rhodes rebuffed his attacks. To commemorate its improbable victory, Rhodes set about building the Colossus of Rhodes, a thirty-two meter high bronze statue of Apollo. Construction took several years, but upon completion there seemed ...
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A nice little break on a long journey.
... had the whole day to spend in Rhodes before our next ferry departed. Rhodes was famous worldwide in the ancient world for the Colossus of Rhodes, a magnificent bronze statue of Helios, a Greek God. It was one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. ...
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Rhodes, Greece
Rhodes - the 4th largest Greek isle. The Colossus of Rhodes - one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Next time, I would not take a tour but just walk into ...
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a Grand Master in Rhodes
... was built during that time. On our walk our first stop was at the Old Harbor. This is where some believe the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. The Colossus of Rhodes was built by the Greeks from 292-280 BC. The statue was an ...
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BOZU BUKU TO RHODES JUNE 9th (12.2 mile
... years of prosperity and to celebrate the defeat of Demetrius in 305 BC the 32meter high statue of Helios Apollo ( the Colossus of Rhodes) one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was built. It stood on 2 pillars at the entrance of Mandraki harbor ...
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Medieval City, Colossus of Rhodes, Elli Beach
... the trip, and sunny with a little breeze. I wandered along and visited the fortress, the lighthouse, and where the Colossus of Rhodes used to stand. The giant statue collapsed during an earthquake and all that remain to mark the spot where is ...
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Running around the Island of Rhodes
... are no rails. We had a pleasant drive around the rest of the island and the tour ended where The Colossus of Rhodes had once stood. This was a 107 foot bronze statue of the god Helios and was finished in 280BC. Ships ...
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