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Will the Colossus of Rhodes rise again?
The Colossus of Rhodes, a huge statue of the Greek god Helios, once towered above the harbor in Rhodes, Greece. One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the statue took 12 years to construct and stood for 56 years until it collapsed during an earthquake in 226 B.C. The giant figure broke into several pieces, which remained where they had fallen almost a thousand years before being sold as scrap and carted away.

The bronze-and-stone sculpture was 110 feet (34 meters) tall and was perched on twin marble bases that were about 50 feet (15.25 meters) tall. Constructed around blocks of stone embedded with iron beams, its hollow outer skin consisted of bronze plates that were fastened to the beams.

New York’s Statue of Liberty, inspired by the original colossus, was dubbed “The New Colossus” when it was unveiled in 1886. Lady Liberty is about the same size as its ancient predecessor, but stands atop a higher pedes