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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 11:54 AM
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Rhodes plans to rebuild Colossus
Local authorities on the Greek island of Rhodes are planning to rebuild the Colossus of Rhodes - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Faliraki municipality mayor Yannis Iatridis has offered land and planning permission to erect the 33-metre (108 feet) stature of the sun god Helios.

Greek-Cypriot sculptor Nikos Kotziamanis is leading the project.

The Colossus was built in the third century BC by Chares of Lindos but was later destroyed by a strong earthquake.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4264169.stm
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 12:00 PM
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1. Cool.
Now if we could get the library of Alexandria back ...
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Justin54B20L Donating Member (308 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 12:04 PM
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2. Bah, what a waste of perfectly good shields rebuilding this thing...
Not like the one extra trade arrow per space does any good anyways. Besides, the Americans have already developed Flight, so it makes the Colossus obsolete anyhow. :D

-sorry to anyone who doesn't get the reference :)
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 01:45 PM
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3. LOL!
I am, regretably, an addict myself.
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