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Noun: Colossus of Rhodes
  1. A huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbour entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake

Type of: statue

Part of: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World

Encyclopedia: Colossus of Rhodes

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