Probably the most known and famous monument of Rhodes is The Collosus of Rhodes : one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Other wonders once worshipped are: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Arthemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halikarnasus and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Collosus of Rhodes was built by Chares of Lindos, famous ancient architect and sculptor in the years 292 -280 BC . The momument was made of bronze and it added splendour to the entrance to the port. It was also to commemorate the outstanding victory of Seleukos I Nikator over Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 BC. The sculpture was about 35 m high and it weighed 70 tonnes! Due to its collosal size it was clearly visible from the neighbouring islands. According to historic sources constructioon of the monument demanded as much as 12,7 t of bronze and 7,6 t of iron to build the skeleton of the monument. It took 12 years to complete the Collosus of Rhodes. The skeleton was firstly tightly pasted over with clay that was then covered with bronze parts. It goes without saying that it must have been a real quest for architects and craftsmen of those times to complete the monument. Chares invented a revolutionary method of fendering the newly built pieces by covering them with heaps of soil and sand to protect it. Such a fender provided appropriate level of safety for the Collosus as well for the workers.
Only flights over Rhodos do enable us to think of the place where the collosus might have directly been located: it is supposed that the place is where now stands a castle.