Rhodes (city)
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Rhodes is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is
Medieval City of Rhodes 03
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Süleyman Moschee Rhodos
Fortifications of the Medieval City of Rhodes Viewed from the East
Colossus of Rhodes
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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 Anc
Rhodes (city)
…unit. It has a population of approximately 56,000 with nearly 90,000 in its metropolitan area. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Hospitallers, is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe…
Colossus of Rhodes, artist's conception, 1880
Artist's conception from the Grolier Society's 1911 Book of Knowledge
From the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the Colossus in modern times.
Rhodes Didrachm (305–275 BC) showing the Sun God Helios on obverse and rose with rose bud and grape cluster on the reverse.