+Kostas Spiliotopoulos Having high tax rates doesn't kill the market, just take a look at Scandinavia. But yes, this will attract many people to Rhodes, myself included.
The problem is not only the high taxes here in greece the problem is that we are trying to repay an unpayable ,made by others according to the gteatest economologists of our time ,loan. To repay this loan we have not to just sell our airports/port we have to literally sell our whole country. While Germany takes l loans with 0% cost we take with 10% , equality my ass ...
+Alexander Nilsson High taxes to an already bankrupted society ...Kills all development !! Believe me at this poin't no Greek is paying any taxes simply because we have no money !! Europe policies destroyed Greece ....
+Alexander Nilsson The EU in order to transfer the European crisis from the bankers notebooks to European tax payer .....Gave enormous loans to Greek Banks at the same time made it impossible for Greeks to repay those loans .....That was the plan all along !! Knowing that the Greek tax payer wouldn't handle those loans ...are now at the expense of German tax payer ..Dutch tax payer ...Slovak tax payer ...and the Bankers are home free.
YES! I'm an Italian Architect and this is a GREAT IDEA for all the mediterranean Area, the ancient light still shines, and if u call many volunteers will come, thanks for that.
We are a group of young people from different European countries who want to support Greece at this critical time with our efforts. We worked for years on this project because we believe that it would be a great deal for Rhodes island and for Greece. .
+Colossus of Rhodes Congratulations on the GREAT idea, and please ask for financing from the European Investment Bank as you have a great chance of success - which other cultural project can be bigger than bringing to life one of the Ancient Wonders of the World?
+Colossus of Rhodes Do it. We live in times where our influence can literally change the course of things almost instantly. Through social media and crowdfunding, the attention this is and can continue getting is too massive to be ignored. Kickstart it, get "packages" like the one you said about carving the name of backers, so people get a bigger motive than just the mere satisfaction of contributing to something spectacular. Strangers can group up and build a better future, step by step, without even having to ever meet in reality. It's too easy to rebuild what once was great and Greece can again shine in these dark moments. Governments won't and can't do anything, 11 million of people are aware of that fact, it's up to us to change the course of this mess.
+Colossus of Rhodes Incredible work. As a greek i thank you. But because i know my country, i also know tha tit will never ever be built. Bereucracy and corruption, and a general unwillingness for our heritage is to blame. Unless a private company undertakes the project, then it just might work. It sadens me when i see century-old countries build whole museums around nothing, while all the ancient buildings and millenia of history in greece are just ignored and taken for granted.
As a citizen of the United States, I commemorate this project. It's really awesome to see things like this built in our world today. We have tons of building technologies and skills, and yet we no longer build great wonders like we used to hundreds of years ago.
To those who complain that the reconstructed statue is different from the original one, no one is going to use the same material, build the same height, or adopt the same non-earthquake-resistant structure, and in fact that is a stupid idea to try to copy the old one. Instead, the real objective of the project should be adding new elements to this historical culture in a form that enhances this majestic artifact to a higher level, which is making it into a museum. As an enthusiast of ancient Greek culture, I am totally inspired and firmly supporting the idea.
As a Greek I'm proud for my country and I wish that one day Colossus will stand on his feet again. Good luck with that fabulous project guys, I am confident that it will come true as soon as possible!
as a turkish i really like the idea when they finish it im gonna visit it with joy :)) and i always loved greek mythology and this is one of the best character ... full support to that project :))
As a Philhellenic Turk, my full support for this project ;) If anything, it ought to inspire us here in Halikarnasus-Bodrum to re-create the long-lost Mausoleum! The Aegean was once the center of civilization, let us remake it :)
+Cihan Erkli Indeed,it was once...The Archipelagos was the center of civilization because there were no barbarians around it.Only civilized populations. Και κατι για τους Ελληνες,δεν αντιλεγω οτι θα ηταν καλο αν πραγματοποιουταν ενα τετοιο εργο.Φανταστειτε ομως ενα αναλογο τεραστιο αγαλμα (μνημειο,οχι mall) του Θεμιστοκλη στη Σαλαμινα ή στον Πειραια,οπου ο ξενος επισκεπτης εισερχομενος στο μεγαλυτερο λιμανι της χερσονησου του Αιμου,θα εβλεπε τον ανθρωπο που απεκρουσε τις ορδες των Περσων και ηταν η αιτια να δωθει η ευκαιρια στην Ανθρωποτητα για να γεννηθουν Ελληνες οπως ο Σωκρατης,ο Πλατων,ο Αριστοτελης και αλλοι...Τιποτα δεν θα ηταν ιδιο στην παγκοσμια Ιστορια..
Δημήτριος Ζ You hit the nail on the head, one of the main thing we're missing these days are cultural investments between nations/groups; the ancients did this really well, the value of creating a cultural consciousness can be equally 'economical': not just pipelines.
+Thanos T I agree somewhat with the barbarians comment, but I think we shouldn't forget that barbarism is a state of mind as well. After all, the demise of the Archipelagos was equally due to the barbaric in-fighting amongst the city-states (Peloponnesian war), the 'barbaric' slaughter of the Romans (Sulla's siege of Athens), the reactionary rule of the Ottomans and etc etc. Afterall, these populations are in essence related: the Romans built what they had on the Greeks (and Magna Gracians became a part of them), the Ottoman populations were mostly converted native populations (Anatolian Greeks, Lydians, Macedonians) and city-state clans were of only different tribes (Doric, Ionic, etc). Let's kick out any form of barbarism and invest in re-creating what made the Aegean great.
+Δημήτριος Ζ Ειπα οτι δεν αντιλεγω οτι θα ηταν θετικο ενα τετοιο εργο.Απλα εξεφρασα την αποψη οτι αν ειναι να κατασκευαστει ενα νεο μνημειο τετοιων διαστασεων,θα ηταν καλυτερα να ειναι του στρατηγου που αλλαξε το ρου της Ιστοριας ,της ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ Δημητρη.Δεν θα ηταν ιδιος ο Παγκοσμιος πολιτισμος χωρις τους μεγαλυτερους φιλοσοφους που γεννηθηκαν σε ελευθερες πολεις-κρατη.Δεν θα ηταν ιδιος χωρις Χρυσο Αιωνα του Περικλεους,χωρις Παρθενωνα,χωρις Δημοκρατια.Μην θεωρουμε ως δεδομενο οτι αυτα θα ειχαν ουτως ή αλλως χωρις την επικρατηση κατα των Περσων.Πιστευω οτι αφορα ολοκληρο τον κοσμο,τουλαχιστον αυτον που αποκαλουμε Δυτικο.
+Fantomas612 I thought about this, too!! You should really kickstart great projects like this. I mean, the great architects of the anchient world were only able to accomplish what they did because so many people contributed to it! It was one of the biggest flaw of mankind in the past that there was such a heavy imbalance in wealth like in ancient Rome, slavery like in Egypt or in the dark age the Christian church which eploited the people through superstition.. Today most of us are lucky enough to live in a more or less liberated and fairer world in which it wouldn't be possible to do the same thing. UNLESS people from all around the world would contribute to something big VOLUNTARILY! If this right here gained enough recognition, it COULD in fact HAPPEN!! People should realize how much small amounts of money from all around the world can bring about.. Together, we can make history!!!! TL;DR: Give this thing more recognition and Kickstart could actually make it happen I'm not a native tongue and would appreciate if someone corrected my grammar
+Fantomas612 I was thinking exactly this. KICKSTART IT. - MAKE A PLATE WITH THE NAMES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN or something like that in honour of them. We take so much from this planet, time to leave things like this to our future!!!
+Ixidor13 This not a Kisckstart-type project. There will be restaurants and other shops in this statue, not speaking about the income the city council will get from increased tourism.
The purpose of the project is NOT to propose a copy of the original structure (bronze, 40 meters high on a base, like the statue of liberty, and with the legs closed) , but to arouse the same emotions that visitors felt, more than 2200 years ago........colossusrhodes.com
+Colossus of Rhodes Great idea and project. Wrong timing about crowdfunding though considering the bad situation of Greece at the moment. The only hope can be relied in Greek immigrants overseas, some EU funds or cultural insitutions and maybe private investors. As is my favourite of then seven wonders of the ancient world, I really hope to sometime see again the Colossus overseeing the Mandraki harbour causing awe to locals and visitors. PS: The widnows can be replaced by some bronze tinted glass to match the skin colour. PS2: Have you done the project in some CAD program already? As an engineer's I'm very interested to see more technical information about the project. Materials, finishes, proposed structure, etc, etc. Good luck guys!
Mε ένα τέτοιο έργο και πάλι, ακόμη και στην εποχή μας, θα μας σεβόντουσαν και οι Τούρκοι και όλος ο κόσμος, όπως στην αρχαία Ελλάδα, που ήταν η χώρα του φωτός και έκλεψαν το φως της. Ένα απ' τα εφτά θαύματα του κόσμου ήταν και έγινε κομμάτια και πουλήθηκε ως υλικό.
I think that this project gives us two things: 1. to promote our ancient heritage, 2. to increase tourism and therefore the financial development of our country. GO FOR IT
+MacedonGr91 τι κιτς ρε αμορφωτε, αχρηστε προς την αναπτυξη του ελληνικου πολιτισμου εσυ κ αυτοι που σε πατησαν λαικ...ξερεις αμα γινοταν κατι τετοιο ποσα λεφτα θα ερχοταν στην ελλαδα? ποσος τουρισμος? ο κοσμος παει στις γαλλιες κ στις ισπανιες να δει σιδερα κ ταυρους κ εσυ λες οτι ειναι κιτς κατι το οποιο ισως να ηταν κ μια απο τις πιο σοβαρες κατασκευες σε ολο τον κοσμο??εισαι σοβαρος??
+H. D. Afentoulidis Ρε φίλε και όταν υπήρχαν χρήματα τέτοιου είδους project έμεναν μόνο στα χαρτιά και στην θεωρία. Δεν έχει να κάνει με αυτό, έχει να κάνει με την θέληση όπως και εσύ είπες. Τα κεφάλια που μας κυβερνούν έχουν άλλα πράγματα στο μυαλό τους. Είναι κρίμα που έργα όπως και αυτά γίνανε μόνο επί δικτατορίας..
***** δεν φταίνε μόνο τα κεφάλια, φταίνε και οι άνθρωποι που αδιαφορούν. Οι δικτάτορες κάνουν τέτοια έργα, όχι από την καλή τους την καρδιά, αλλά ως τρόπο για να δείξουν την δύναμή τους.
this is truly amazing, when i was 12 years old (im 26) i found a book about the seven wonders of the ancient worlds, i read it more than 100 times, i was in love about that histories, and watch this video made my skin crawl. i felt a lot of different emotions, i dont like the pose of the statue, and i want to know who was the artist of that pose, i mean, there's a lot of differents old drawings about the statue, but i didnt see that before, good luck with this project, dont involve the goverment, because greece is having a lot of problems, if one man could jump from the estratosfera (i dont remember this info so good) with red bull, and one guy could buy and collect almost all the fabergé eggs after the world war 2 and give them to russia in a museum, you could find someone to help you with this great idea.
+adrian cordero I agree, looking at the video made my hair on my arms rise. It would be a magnificent feat to what man can accomplish, and a reminder of the glorious ancient Greek history. As for the design, maybe they made it different to with stand earth quakes ,because there are three places of support the legs and the drape of clothing that anchor the statue.I don't know how the ancient one was, maybe only two supports the legs and that's it . I am not history major, so I don't know what the ancient statue looked liked.
Dear Colossus of Rhode team, as a Greek and lover of history, I can only but congratulate you on this beautiful and fascinating project. Not only is it an impressive structure to behold, but it also holds a notable historic value. If exploited correctly it could also be a very lucrative investment. I urge you to pursue your efforts and make this vision a reality. Should you decide to collect funds from anonymous third parties such as myself, I guaranty that I will participate as I am sure will do many others.
Gongratulations from Albania, I am a Sun Worshiper, especially of Helios (roman Sol Invictus). I hope this great work will be realized as soon as possible. Actually I am writting a book about the Sun god.
Finally one of the original Gods BACK from the past... one we can Actually See , touch and have dinner in... Actually a great idea and it will be quite an achievement for modern design and construction.
ανατριχιαστικη ιδέα θα έδινα λεφτά απ το υστέρημά μου για να συνεισφέρω στην υλοποίηση της! this project gives me the shiver! i would offer money for it to happen!
Άντε και μαζεύουν τα χρήματα (που δεν το κόβω), έχει φανταστεί κανείς πόσα χρόνια θα τους πάρει να μαζέψουν τις υπογραφές που θα τους ζητήσουν οι δημοσιοκηφήνες για να ξεκινήσει η κατασκευή του; Επίσης πέρα απ' το κόστος κατασκευής θα πρέπει να υπολογίσουν και τα χρήματα που θα χρειαστούν για τα λαδώματα. Εάν καταφέρουν και το φτιάξουν στην σημερινή Ελλάδα, τότε σίγουρα αυτό θα είναι μακράν το μεγαλύτερο θαύμα της ανθρωπότητας.
Έτυχε φέτος να πάω για πρώτη φορα. Και βέβαια μου ήρθε αυτή η απορία οπου και ρώτησα τοπικούς καταστηματάρχες. Οι άνθρωποι μου απάντησαν οτι εδώ και πολλά χρόνια ενδιαφέρθηκαν διάφοροι φορείς απο διάφορα κράτη... Μάλιστα υπήρχε και η ιδέα να συνεισφέρουν και οι Ροδίτες μου είπαν. Μακάρι να προχωρήσει. Θα με κάνει πιο περίφανο Έλληνα. Έχω και άλλο όνειρο βεβαια: Σε επιλεγμένα μέρη στην Ελλάδα με μεγάλη ιστορική σημασία , πάντα στο πνεύμα της αρχαίας Ελλάδας, να υπάρχει κλειστή περιοχή κοντά στο αξιοθέατο οπου όλο το σκηνικό, από κτήρια μέχρι και οι ίδιοι οι άνθρωποι να είναι σε στυλ αρχαίας Ελλάδας. Φανταστείτε τι σημαίνει για έναν τουρίστα (ακόμα και Έλληνα δηλαδή) να ζήσει ώρες ή μέρες, ντυμένος σαν αρχαίος Ελληνας, να διασκεδάσει σαν αρχαίος Έλληνας, να φάει και να κοιμηθεί σαν αρχαίος Έλληνας.... Μακάρι να το ζήσω.
Video bellissimo così la musica per il progetto ..?? mi ricorda molto il mitico progetto del Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina che si potrebbe anche fare ma prima tante e tantissime cose da fare in Sicilia. Per tornare a Rodi dove ho trascorso una bellissima vacanza nel settembre 2015 e quindi parlo per aver visto il porto, la città vecchia e tutta l'isola, quante cose sono più urgenti di questo bellissimo progetto, in primis la diffusione del solare PV che salvo pochissime case è INESISTENTE su tutta l'isola mentre è diffuso il solare termico
It would be very important monument for GREEK PEOPLE . It will be a contemporary statue that will stay in history. Because the history of peoples revealed in their buildings.... Great for the people that will try to construct the statue
+Michał Olszewski what was that about ?europe have to pay to Greece not Greece to them gGREEK PEOPLE will not pay anything for the bangs or the politicians
Οποιος το φτιαξει με 20 ευρω εισητηριο εισοδου μπορει να βγαλει τα λεφτα του σε 50 χρονια....το θεμα ειναι ποσα χρονια θα τρεχει στο Ελληνικο Δημοσιο για να παρει αδεια να το φτιαξει....
Was in Rhodes recently and looked at the place where the old statue stood, would be cool to come back in maybe a few years and be able to actually see this! :)
I hope that the local authorities will get up from the sleep and find the resources for this wonderful work A project that will take off the island's economy and help also Greece, economically. Imagine this 8th wonder in mantraki. After this monument .... Every tourist who had come to Rhodes is like he was never came here.... NEVER!
the statue of colossos must be naked .... thats the glory of the ancient greek statues .... they werent ashamed of anything .... if it would be semi naked .... it would be hemi-perfect !
Make 100m height and shopping mall in the feet... and make fireworks when at the new year like burj dubai...and turn the restaurant to skyroof no restaurant Make this...I support this to rebuilt.
A new world wonder? It's about time! I would love to see the west exspressing itself agian. Although if it's going to be a museum to Greek art I would prefer the interior to be less modern and culturally devoid.
Δυστυχώς για την σημερινή Ελλάδα αυτά μόνο σαν cgi παρουσιάσεις μπορούν να μείνουν. Με τη νοοτροπία που υπάρχει ούτε την ταμπέλα για το έργο δεν θα προλάβαιναν να σηκώσουν πριν φάνε τα λεφτά δεξιά και αριστερά.
this is a good idea, constructing this wonder will give +1 sea trade route.
This project will vastly boost Rhodes tourism industry …This is how you boost Greek economy !! Not by killing the market with taxes.
+Kostas Spiliotopoulos Having high tax rates doesn't kill the market, just take a look at Scandinavia. But yes, this will attract many people to Rhodes, myself included.
The problem is not only the high taxes here in greece the problem is that we are trying to repay an unpayable ,made by others according to the gteatest economologists of our time ,loan. To repay this loan we have not to just sell our airports/port we have to literally sell our whole country. While Germany takes l loans with 0% cost we take with 10% , equality my ass ...
+Alexander Nilsson High taxes to an already bankrupted society ...Kills all development !! Believe me at this poin't no Greek is paying any taxes simply because we have no money !!
Europe policies destroyed Greece ....
+Dimos Nat Exactly all Greek infrastructure is destroyed!!
+Alexander Nilsson The EU in order to transfer the European crisis from the bankers notebooks to European tax payer .....Gave enormous loans to Greek Banks at the same time made it impossible for Greeks to repay those loans .....That was the plan all along !!
Knowing that the Greek tax payer wouldn't handle those loans ...are now at the expense of German tax payer ..Dutch tax payer ...Slovak tax payer ...and the Bankers are home free.
YES! I'm an Italian Architect and this is a GREAT IDEA for all the mediterranean Area, the ancient light still shines, and if u call many volunteers will come, thanks for that.
We are a group of young people from different European countries who want to support Greece at this critical time with our efforts. We worked for years on this project because we believe that it would be a great deal for Rhodes island and for Greece.
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+Colossus of Rhodes Congratulations on the GREAT idea, and please ask for financing from the European Investment Bank as you have a great chance of success - which other cultural project can be bigger than bringing to life one of the Ancient Wonders of the World?
+Colossus of Rhodes Do it. We live in times where our influence can literally change the course of things almost instantly. Through social media and crowdfunding, the attention this is and can continue getting is too massive to be ignored. Kickstart it, get "packages" like the one you said about carving the name of backers, so people get a bigger motive than just the mere satisfaction of contributing to something spectacular.
Strangers can group up and build a better future, step by step, without even having to ever meet in reality. It's too easy to rebuild what once was great and Greece can again shine in these dark moments. Governments won't and can't do anything, 11 million of people are aware of that fact, it's up to us to change the course of this mess.
congratulations to all of you.You can do it I believe and it will be a great thing for Rodes and all of Greece.
+Colossus of Rhodes This would be amazing for our Island. Good Luck
+Colossus of Rhodes Incredible work. As a greek i thank you. But because i know my country, i also know tha tit will never ever be built. Bereucracy and corruption, and a general unwillingness for our heritage is to blame. Unless a private company undertakes the project, then it just might work. It sadens me when i see century-old countries build whole museums around nothing, while all the ancient buildings and millenia of history in greece are just ignored and taken for granted.
As a citizen of the United States, I commemorate this project. It's really awesome to see things like this built in our world today. We have tons of building technologies and skills, and yet we no longer build great wonders like we used to hundreds of years ago.
To those who complain that the reconstructed statue is different from the original one, no one is going to use the same material, build the same height, or adopt the same non-earthquake-resistant structure, and in fact that is a stupid idea to try to copy the old one. Instead, the real objective of the project should be adding new elements to this historical culture in a form that enhances this majestic artifact to a higher level, which is making it into a museum. As an enthusiast of ancient Greek culture, I am totally inspired and firmly supporting the idea.
As a Greek I'm proud for my country and I wish that one day Colossus will stand on his feet again. Good luck with that fabulous project guys, I am confident that it will come true as soon as possible!
just don't look up when you sail under it....
Do it!!! Build it now!
GOD OF WAR!!!!!!
as a turkish i really like the idea when they finish it im gonna visit it with joy :)) and i always loved greek mythology and this is one of the best character ... full support to that project :))
Mακαρι αυτό το μεγάλο σχέδιο να υλοποιηθεί!!
If only we could rebuild it again ! Its history would be revived and it would be a great monument to visit !
Maybe this time it does not remain a dream... let's hope!
As a Philhellenic Turk, my full support for this project ;) If anything, it ought to inspire us here in Halikarnasus-Bodrum to re-create the long-lost Mausoleum! The Aegean was once the center of civilization, let us remake it :)
+Cihan Erkli Indeed,it was once...The Archipelagos was the center of civilization because there were no barbarians around it.Only civilized populations.
Και κατι για τους Ελληνες,δεν αντιλεγω οτι θα ηταν καλο αν πραγματοποιουταν ενα τετοιο εργο.Φανταστειτε ομως ενα αναλογο τεραστιο αγαλμα (μνημειο,οχι mall) του Θεμιστοκλη στη Σαλαμινα ή στον Πειραια,οπου ο ξενος επισκεπτης εισερχομενος στο μεγαλυτερο λιμανι της χερσονησου του Αιμου,θα εβλεπε τον ανθρωπο που απεκρουσε τις ορδες των Περσων και ηταν η αιτια να δωθει η ευκαιρια στην Ανθρωποτητα για να γεννηθουν Ελληνες οπως ο Σωκρατης,ο Πλατων,ο Αριστοτελης και αλλοι...Τιποτα δεν θα ηταν ιδιο στην παγκοσμια Ιστορια..
Δημήτριος Ζ You hit the nail on the head, one of the main thing we're missing these days are cultural investments between nations/groups; the ancients did this really well, the value of creating a cultural consciousness can be equally 'economical': not just pipelines.
+Thanos T I agree somewhat with the barbarians comment, but I think we shouldn't forget that barbarism is a state of mind as well. After all, the demise of the Archipelagos was equally due to the barbaric in-fighting amongst the city-states (Peloponnesian war), the 'barbaric' slaughter of the Romans (Sulla's siege of Athens), the reactionary rule of the Ottomans and etc etc.
Afterall, these populations are in essence related: the Romans built what they had on the Greeks (and Magna Gracians became a part of them), the Ottoman populations were mostly converted native populations (Anatolian Greeks, Lydians, Macedonians) and city-state clans were of only different tribes (Doric, Ionic, etc). Let's kick out any form of barbarism and invest in re-creating what made the Aegean great.
+Δημήτριος Ζ Ειπα οτι δεν αντιλεγω οτι θα ηταν θετικο ενα τετοιο εργο.Απλα εξεφρασα την αποψη οτι αν ειναι να κατασκευαστει ενα νεο μνημειο τετοιων διαστασεων,θα ηταν καλυτερα να ειναι του στρατηγου που αλλαξε το ρου της Ιστοριας ,της ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ Δημητρη.Δεν θα ηταν ιδιος ο Παγκοσμιος πολιτισμος χωρις τους μεγαλυτερους φιλοσοφους που γεννηθηκαν σε ελευθερες πολεις-κρατη.Δεν θα ηταν ιδιος χωρις Χρυσο Αιωνα του Περικλεους,χωρις Παρθενωνα,χωρις Δημοκρατια.Μην θεωρουμε ως δεδομενο οτι αυτα θα ειχαν ουτως ή αλλως χωρις την επικρατηση κατα των Περσων.Πιστευω οτι αφορα ολοκληρο τον κοσμο,τουλαχιστον αυτον που αποκαλουμε Δυτικο.
+Cihan Erkli
very good idea ... i am positive .
i would kickstart it
+Fantomas612 I thought about this, too!! You should really kickstart great projects like this. I mean, the great architects of the anchient world were only able to accomplish what they did because so many people contributed to it! It was one of the biggest flaw of mankind in the past that there was such a heavy imbalance in wealth like in ancient Rome, slavery like in Egypt or in the dark age the Christian church which eploited the people through superstition.. Today most of us are lucky enough to live in a more or less liberated and fairer world in which it wouldn't be possible to do the same thing. UNLESS people from all around the world would contribute to something big VOLUNTARILY! If this right here gained enough recognition, it COULD in fact HAPPEN!! People should realize how much small amounts of money from all around the world can bring about.. Together, we can make history!!!!
TL;DR: Give this thing more recognition and Kickstart could actually make it happen
I'm not a native tongue and would appreciate if someone corrected my grammar
+Fantomas612 I was thinking exactly this. KICKSTART IT. - MAKE A PLATE WITH THE NAMES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN or something like that in honour of them.
We take so much from this planet, time to leave things like this to our future!!!
+beflygelt
The project is OK, but without this philosophical/political bullshit of yours.
+Ixidor13
This not a Kisckstart-type project. There will be restaurants and other shops in this statue, not speaking about the income the city council will get from increased tourism.
petibatyo wow ok go ahead bug me for what fascinates me. I was not trying to make "philosophical bullshit", but rather express what I think..
being made a friend of Rhodes a couple of years back , I do hope this project comes to fruition
The purpose of the project is NOT to propose a copy of the original structure (bronze, 40 meters high on a base, like the statue of liberty, and with the legs closed) , but to arouse the same emotions that visitors felt, more than 2200 years ago........colossusrhodes.com
+Colossus of Rhodes Great idea and project. Wrong timing about crowdfunding though considering the bad situation of Greece at the moment. The only hope can be relied in Greek immigrants overseas, some EU funds or cultural insitutions and maybe private investors. As is my favourite of then seven wonders of the ancient world, I really hope to sometime see again the Colossus overseeing the Mandraki harbour causing awe to locals and visitors.
PS: The widnows can be replaced by some bronze tinted glass to match the skin colour.
PS2: Have you done the project in some CAD program already? As an engineer's I'm very interested to see more technical information about the project. Materials, finishes, proposed structure, etc, etc.
Good luck guys!
+Colossus of Rhodes wonderful project, bronze would look better and dont make a wooden sidewalk, keep it stone like we love the greek harbours
+Colossus of Rhodes Music is awsome like the statue.. Who played it?
+Colossus of Rhodes of course times have changed technological capabilitys of today have nothing to do with the capabilitys of the ancient times
That would be amazing! Best of luck!
Well done! I hope your dream will come true one day and build this amazing piece of art and history! You will make the whole Greece proud!
Mε ένα τέτοιο έργο και πάλι, ακόμη και στην εποχή μας, θα μας σεβόντουσαν και οι Τούρκοι και όλος ο κόσμος, όπως στην αρχαία Ελλάδα, που ήταν η χώρα του φωτός και έκλεψαν το φως της. Ένα απ' τα εφτά θαύματα του κόσμου ήταν και έγινε κομμάτια και πουλήθηκε ως υλικό.
Support from Turkey ! DO IT !
I think that this project gives us two things: 1. to promote our ancient heritage, 2. to increase tourism and therefore the financial development of our country. GO FOR IT
Αν γίνει πραγματικότητα....Θα είναι εξωπραγματικό..
Πέρα από κάθε αμφιβολία....
I am greek and i want it bad :P . I also want the eyes to glow at night Like a lighthouse! xD
the one person who disliked this has no meaning in life & culture !
+MacedonGr91 τι κιτς ρε αμορφωτε, αχρηστε προς την αναπτυξη του ελληνικου πολιτισμου εσυ κ αυτοι που σε πατησαν λαικ...ξερεις αμα γινοταν κατι τετοιο ποσα λεφτα θα ερχοταν στην ελλαδα? ποσος τουρισμος? ο κοσμος παει στις γαλλιες κ στις ισπανιες να δει σιδερα κ ταυρους κ εσυ λες οτι ειναι κιτς κατι το οποιο ισως να ηταν κ μια απο τις πιο σοβαρες κατασκευες σε ολο τον κοσμο??εισαι σοβαρος??
Now lean back and watch as the project sinks due to Greek bureaucracy and unwillingness...
+H. D. Afentoulidis Ρε φίλε και όταν υπήρχαν χρήματα τέτοιου είδους project έμεναν μόνο στα χαρτιά και στην θεωρία. Δεν έχει να κάνει με αυτό, έχει να κάνει με την θέληση όπως και εσύ είπες. Τα κεφάλια που μας κυβερνούν έχουν άλλα πράγματα στο μυαλό τους. Είναι κρίμα που έργα όπως και αυτά γίνανε μόνο επί δικτατορίας..
***** δεν φταίνε μόνο τα κεφάλια, φταίνε και οι άνθρωποι που αδιαφορούν.
Οι δικτάτορες κάνουν τέτοια έργα, όχι από την καλή τους την καρδιά, αλλά ως τρόπο για να δείξουν την δύναμή τους.
Its look like the Second Renaissance. I liked the greek sculpture since i was child. Greeting from Spain!
Impresionante.
¿Si una vez se hizo, por qué no hacerlo de nuevo?
Enhorabuena.
I hope this will be built. Awesome statue
this is truly amazing, when i was 12 years old (im 26) i found a book about the seven wonders of the ancient worlds, i read it more than 100 times, i was in love about that histories, and watch this video made my skin crawl. i felt a lot of different emotions, i dont like the pose of the statue, and i want to know who was the artist of that pose, i mean, there's a lot of differents old drawings about the statue, but i didnt see that before, good luck with this project, dont involve the goverment, because greece is having a lot of problems, if one man could jump from the estratosfera (i dont remember this info so good) with red bull, and one guy could buy and collect almost all the fabergé eggs after the world war 2 and give them to russia in a museum, you could find someone to help you with this great idea.
+adrian cordero I agree, looking at the video made my hair on my arms rise. It would be a magnificent feat to what man can accomplish, and a reminder of the glorious ancient Greek history. As for the design, maybe they made it different to with stand earth quakes ,because there are three places of support the legs and the drape of clothing that anchor the statue.I don't know how the ancient one was, maybe only two supports the legs and that's it . I am not history major, so I don't know what the ancient statue looked liked.
Dear Colossus of Rhode team, as a Greek and lover of history, I can only but congratulate you on this beautiful and fascinating project. Not only is it an impressive structure to behold, but it also holds a notable historic value. If exploited correctly it could also be a very lucrative investment. I urge you to pursue your efforts and make this vision a reality. Should you decide to collect funds from anonymous third parties such as myself, I guaranty that I will participate as I am sure will do many others.
Gongratulations from Albania, I am a Sun Worshiper, especially of Helios (roman Sol Invictus). I hope this great work will be realized as soon as possible. Actually I am writting a book about the Sun god.
great work on the idea and video, good luck..
Would definitely draw tourism to the Island and help the Greek economy!
Απο τα πιο ωραια project που εχω δει.Μακαρι να γίνει και αυτο οπως και πολλα αλλα.
Βεβαια οι γνωστες δυσκολίες απο το Δημόσιο θα υπάρξουν.
Bueno un comentario en español pasando, el turismo de grecia va a explotar con esta maravilla, ojala lo logren!
Hell yea, We need this !
Great stuff!!
Make this happen.
Nice video !
I wish You the best of luck. Amazing project.
Απλά εξαιρετική ιδέα! Μακάρι να γίνει πράξη!
This is awesome...this is epic :o like something out of a fantasy movie but with sci-fi interior. i say: DO IT
If one day this could become real .......
it would be amazing and inspiring .
Finally one of the original Gods BACK from the past... one we can Actually See , touch and have dinner in...
Actually a great idea and it will be quite an achievement for modern design and construction.
ανατριχιαστικη ιδέα θα έδινα λεφτά απ το υστέρημά μου για να συνεισφέρω στην υλοποίηση της!
this project gives me the shiver! i would offer money for it to happen!
Άντε και μαζεύουν τα χρήματα (που δεν το κόβω), έχει φανταστεί κανείς πόσα χρόνια θα τους πάρει να μαζέψουν τις υπογραφές που θα τους ζητήσουν οι δημοσιοκηφήνες για να ξεκινήσει η κατασκευή του; Επίσης πέρα απ' το κόστος κατασκευής θα πρέπει να υπολογίσουν και τα χρήματα που θα χρειαστούν για τα λαδώματα.
Εάν καταφέρουν και το φτιάξουν στην σημερινή Ελλάδα, τότε σίγουρα αυτό θα είναι μακράν το μεγαλύτερο θαύμα της ανθρωπότητας.
absolutely great !!!! i love it !!
Congratulations on your vision. Good luck. George Stabelos, Melbourne, Australia
Great idea and video.
...Μιά ευχή.
Άς γίνει αυτό τό VIDEO τό > , γι'αυτό τό ΟΝΕΙΡΙΚΟ ταξίδι !!!
Μιχάλης Μακρυμανώλης Δεκέμβρης 2015 μ.χ.
This is awesome. Good luck from us in America!
Έτυχε φέτος να πάω για πρώτη φορα. Και βέβαια μου ήρθε αυτή η απορία οπου και ρώτησα τοπικούς καταστηματάρχες. Οι άνθρωποι μου απάντησαν οτι εδώ και πολλά χρόνια ενδιαφέρθηκαν διάφοροι φορείς απο διάφορα κράτη... Μάλιστα υπήρχε και η ιδέα να συνεισφέρουν και οι Ροδίτες μου είπαν. Μακάρι να προχωρήσει. Θα με κάνει πιο περίφανο Έλληνα. Έχω και άλλο όνειρο βεβαια: Σε επιλεγμένα μέρη στην Ελλάδα με μεγάλη ιστορική σημασία , πάντα στο πνεύμα της αρχαίας Ελλάδας, να υπάρχει κλειστή περιοχή κοντά στο αξιοθέατο οπου όλο το σκηνικό, από κτήρια μέχρι και οι ίδιοι οι άνθρωποι να είναι σε στυλ αρχαίας Ελλάδας. Φανταστείτε τι σημαίνει για έναν τουρίστα (ακόμα και Έλληνα δηλαδή) να ζήσει ώρες ή μέρες, ντυμένος σαν αρχαίος Ελληνας, να διασκεδάσει σαν αρχαίος Έλληνας, να φάει και να κοιμηθεί σαν αρχαίος Έλληνας.... Μακάρι να το ζήσω.
Zeus approves :))
Video bellissimo così la musica per il progetto ..?? mi ricorda molto il mitico progetto del Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina che si potrebbe anche fare ma prima tante e tantissime cose da fare in Sicilia. Per tornare a Rodi dove ho trascorso una bellissima vacanza nel settembre 2015 e quindi parlo per aver visto il porto, la città vecchia e tutta l'isola, quante cose sono più urgenti di questo bellissimo progetto, in primis la diffusione del solare PV che salvo pochissime case è INESISTENTE su tutta l'isola mentre è diffuso il solare termico
Great idea, but I am afraid it will remain a great idea for quite long time!
It's very cool, but I'm not sure about the rotating restaurant above his head. That seems a little hokey.
great work...i hope manage this as soon as possible..
Τέτοια θέλω να ακούω!
Πείτε μου πότε θα ξεκινήσει το έργο να έρθω για δουλειά.
It would be very important monument for GREEK PEOPLE .
It will be a contemporary statue that will stay in history.
Because the history of peoples revealed in their buildings....
Great for the people that will try to construct the statue
I love the Greeks. They will do anything to not pay their debts :)
By the way...
Great idea
+Michał Olszewski what was that about ?europe have to pay to Greece not Greece to them gGREEK PEOPLE will not pay anything for the bangs or the politicians
+Michał Olszewski Wasn't the Germans who didn't paid their debts after WW2 ?
Beautiful
Οποιος το φτιαξει με 20 ευρω εισητηριο εισοδου μπορει να βγαλει τα λεφτα του σε 50 χρονια....το θεμα ειναι ποσα χρονια θα τρεχει στο Ελληνικο Δημοσιο για να παρει αδεια να το φτιαξει....
+MediaSec 1 Πότε θα καταλάβετε ότι οι πολιτικοί μας και πάλι
είναι πλέον ξανά μαριονέτες των Θεσμώv
και ποιος σου ειπε οτι δεν ξερουμε τι ειναι οι πολιτικοι?
+George papapostolou Αλλα 50
Δεν ειναι μονο 20 ευρω το κερδος!Πολυ περισσοτερο απο τους φορους,αποδοιξεις(αν δεν κατακλευουν οι μαγαζατορες ) καιγενικα πολυ χρημα!
ΝΑΙ ΚΑΛΑ ΜΟΝΟ ΣΤΑ LIKES ΘΑ ΜΕΙΝΕΙ!!!!!!!!!!!! ΑΝΙΚΑΝΟΣ ΛΑΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΕΤΟΙΑ!!!!!
Was in Rhodes recently and looked at the place where the old statue stood, would be cool to come back in maybe a few years and be able to actually see this! :)
this fell down a long long long tome ago
ΕΥΓΕ...ΧΙΛΙΕΣ ΕΥΧΕΣ ΕΙΘΕ ΝΑ ΣΑΣ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΟΥΝΕ ΣΤΑ ΟΝΕΙΡΑ ΣΑΣ
......SUPER
Fantastic!!
FANTASTIC!!
Καλή επιτυχία! Good luck!
This would be stunning.
May 2016
How its ging with the project? I really want to see this
μακαρι να γινει..!υπεροχο!!
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! PLEASE
πολυ καλη σκεψη......ευχη η υλοποιηση της
que bien que estén construyendo el COLOSO DE RODAS así tendremos una maravilla del mundo y reemplace de cristo de brasil.
I hope that the local authorities will get up from the sleep and find the resources for this wonderful work
A project that will take off the island's economy and help also Greece, economically.
Imagine this 8th wonder in mantraki.
After this monument .... Every tourist who had come to Rhodes is like he was never came here.... NEVER!
Magnificent !
Amazing idea. But you'd never get me to set foot on his palm.
I love history. But hate heights.
Πολύ φοβάμαι ότι το μεγαλύτερο εμπόδιο για την πραγματοποιηση αυτού του έργου δεν θα είναι η χρηματοδότηση αλλά η ελληνική γραφειοκρατια...
Ye, rebuild it! It would look great.
Ok lets do it! I am in
Awesome!
Such a thing is largely realistic but given Greece's economic ruckus, will it actually be done?
the statue of colossos must be naked ....
thats the glory of the ancient greek statues ....
they werent ashamed of anything ....
if it would be semi naked .... it would be hemi-perfect !
Does it give you +5 gold and extra trade route?
It will be very nice!
Great job. In heart of Evrope. Congrulation from Kosovo
Seriously, they should build a one. Would be a great tourist attraction and money spinner
yeah please build this !
this was my dream but i dont think i can live enough long to see this :/
ελπιζω να γινει!!! ενα εργο που αξιζει
If we could bring back the ancient people of Rhodes we would be able to build it.
Make 100m height and shopping mall in the feet...
and make fireworks when at the new year like burj dubai...and turn the restaurant to skyroof no restaurant
Make this...I support this to rebuilt.
Απίστευτο!!!
Amazing
Blitter Copper
Amen brother.
A new world wonder? It's about time! I would love to see the west exspressing itself agian. Although if it's going to be a museum to Greek art I would prefer the interior to be less modern and culturally devoid.
Nice track..
Δυστυχώς για την σημερινή Ελλάδα αυτά μόνο σαν cgi παρουσιάσεις μπορούν να μείνουν. Με τη νοοτροπία που υπάρχει ούτε την ταμπέλα για το έργο δεν θα προλάβαιναν να σηκώσουν πριν φάνε τα λεφτά δεξιά και αριστερά.