The oil painting colors says Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic hollow bronze statue of Apollo. It was erected around old century 292-275 B.C. by Chares of Lindus to overlook the harbor of Rhodes. It required twelve years to build but stood only 56 years until it was overthrown and broken to the pieces by huge earthquake in 224 B.C..
The statue stood upward of 105 feet high top on an embankment facing the port (not straddling the first entrance to the port as was often thought). The legs of the statue were filled with masonry to keep the statue from being top strong heavy. This and other precautions were unable to save yet another of the wonderful painting ancient wonders from the fury of earthquakes. It lay broken on the rocks for 896 years until Arab conquerors sold it as scrap metal in 672 A.D..
The statue stood upward of 105 feet high top on an embankment facing the port (not straddling the first entrance to the port as was often thought). The legs of the statue were filled with masonry to keep the statue from being top strong heavy. This and other precautions were unable to save yet another of the wonderful painting ancient wonders from the fury of earthquakes. It lay broken on the rocks for 896 years until Arab conquerors sold it as scrap metal in 672 A.D..
