How big was the actual Colossus of Rhodes?

In the argument over where the monumental statue known as the Colossus of Rhodes was located, its casting has hitherto seldom been considered. The statue—made of cast bronze with a height of 70 cubits (30–35 m, or 98–114 ft.) —must have left at least some remnants of its production.



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It wasn't until the invasion of Rhodes by the forces of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I in 654 AD that the remains were finally sold. According to chroniclers, the bronze scrap was transported to Syria on the backs of 900 camels. This marked the last recorded mention of the physical remnants of the Colossus of Rhodes.

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800 years later people traded the bronze so nothing is left. The harbor is nice and there are 2 pillars that were erected with deer on top of them where the Colossus may have stood. Obviously there is nothing to see and it's a place where you use your imagination of what may have stood there in 226 BC.

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Pyramids of Giza, the oldest of the wonders and the only one of the seven substantially in existence today.

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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.

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After battling his way through the city and thwarting a few attacks from the Colossus, Kratos transfers his remaining strength into the Blade of Olympus. Using the mighty sword, Kratos makes his way into the inside of the statue and uses the blade to disect and destroy it's wooden structure.

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800 years later people traded the bronze so nothing is left. The harbor is nice and there are 2 pillars that were erected with deer on top of them where the Colossus may have stood. Obviously there is nothing to see and it's a place where you use your imagination of what may have stood there in 226 BC.

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