Ancient History / Seven Wonders of the WorldThe Colossus of Rhodes.(The Colossus of Rhodes 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 Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus; Antigonus I Monophthalmus; whose son Demetrius I of Macedon unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. It stood 33 metres (108 feet) high and collapsed during the earthquake of 226 BC).3D reconstruction (2018).