<b>The Colossus of Rhodes</b>, depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin Heemskerck, was built about 280 bc. Standing 30 m (100 ft) high, it was built to guard the entrance to the harbour at <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rhodes" title="Rhodes">Rhodes</a>. The ancient <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greeks&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Greeks (page does not exist)">Greeks</a> and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Romans" class="mw-redirect" title="Romans">Romans</a> considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Marten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)
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