Colossus of Rhodes

Rhodes (city) is great and the island itself is quite large. Today we explored the ‘Old City’ which is a completely enclosed by walls that are ~600 years old. First stop, the port area where the “Colossus of Rhodes” reputably once stood astride the harbour entrance. A myth or true - who knows?

The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou)[a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes city against an attack by Demetrius I of Macedon, who had besieged it for a year with a large army and navy. According to most contemporary descriptions, the Colossus stood approximately 70 cubits, or 33 metres (108 feet) high – approximately two-thirds of the height of the modern Statue of Liberty from feet to crown – making it the tallest statue in the ancient world. It collapsed during the earthquake of 226 BC, although parts of it were preserved. In accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, the Rhodians did not rebuild it.John Malalas wrote that Hadrian in his reign re-erected the Colossus,but he was mistaken. According to the Suda, the Rhodians were called Colossaeans (Κολοσσαεῖς), because they erected the statue on the island. In 653, an Arab force under Muslim general Mu'awiya I conquered Rhodes, and according to the Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor, the statue was completely destroyed and the remains sold. THERE İS NO STATUE OVER HERE 😅😅😅

In honesty, it disappointed us this time as we couldn't get in nor find explanation of the Colossus. Looks great from the outside right by the sea, but all that walk under the sun was exhausting and at the end there wasn't much to see.

No evidence of colossus, but the space is beautiful nonetheless. There is a floating restaurant offering beautiful views.

One of the possibile locations of the Colosus. Not confirmed. Closed. Lighthouse. Ok from the outside, but nothing special.

This was a cool place to visit, as a stop on Costa Cruise, as it is the site of a supposed Ancient Wonder. I had to imagine where the colossus would be as there was no mention or signs regarding it. I don’t think it is possible to enter into the structure at the end of the pier. At least I did not see any signs for entering or costs, etc. But it was fun to walk down.

Unfortunately a disapointment. We couldn`t get anywhere near the harbour because of work being done and having two very large cruise ships in each day didn`t help. On a good note - the old city within the walls was definately worth looking at. Its worth going into the castle and grounds. What isn`t so great is the costs of just about everything.

Great to visit here and see where the Colossus once stood. Plenty of nice yachts to see also!