The Colossus of Rhodes Product:Greetings card 'The high-flying candidate

'The high-flying candidate

the beautiful red sparkles internally with much brilliancy

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It was formally opened by the Prince of Wales on 20th January 1886

Two gentleman sitting on a busy Blackpool promenade in Lancashire

The Colossus of Rhodes Product:Greetings card 'The high-flying candidateThe Colossus of Rhodes, 18th century. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios, marking the entrance to the harbour by holding a flaming torch in its hand. It was constructed in c292 280 BC. The statue broke off at the knees when a powerful earthquake struck Rhodes in 226 BC.