Ancient World / Seven Wonders3D Reconstruction of the Colossus of Rhodes.(Statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun 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 Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus; Antigonus I Monophthalmus; whose son unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. Before its destruction in the earthquake of 226 BC; the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 metres (98 feet) high; making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world).3D Reconstruction (2016).