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The 7 Wonders of the World – The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes

One of the 7 Wonders of the world is the Colossus.

It was built as a thanks offering to Apollo after the raising of the siege in 304 BC, the Bronze statue stood at the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes and was similar in scale to the Statue of Liberty in New York, which was inspired by the reputation of the ancient Colossus.

The size of the Colossus of Rhodes (including basis) is:

Width x depth x height cm

150 x 50 x 160

feb 10, 2015Sophia Harms – van Estrik
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Chris Blackwell

Christopher Blackwell (1945) has been Display Director at Fortnum & Mason/London for over 15 years. He has won numerous prestigious awards for his work. With a team of 12 other British artists, each a specialist in his field, he has created one (unique) set of scale models of the 7 Wonders of the World.

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Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Christopher Blackwell (1951) has been Display Director at Fortnum & Mason/London for over 15 years. He has won numerous prestigious awards for his work. With a team of 12 other British artists, each a specialist in his field, he has created one (unique) set of scale models of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Being obsessed by them since his early youth, he finally seized his chance in the late 1980’s to realize his ultimate dream: he lovingly crafted them in a time span of about 18 months on the basis of 16th century sketches by Jacob van Heemskerck. The originals of these sketches are in the possession of museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam/Netherlands.

The 7 Wonders of the World

The Pyramids of Egypt

A collection of larger architectural models of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Originally commissioned by Fortnum & Mason/London.

> Discover them here!

 

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Artelier Sophia will take part in open doors days 9-10 October 2021; daily from 12.00-18.00. We will explain the bronze casting process during these days. We look forward to your visit. In case these days are not convenient for you, you can always call us at:+31(0)20-6250650 for an other day

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Which has been organized in the inner court of the Hermitage (Amstel 51) in Amsterdam.

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