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Geography
The island of Rhodes is 79.7 km long and 38 km across at its widest, with a total area of approximately 1.400 km2 and has a coastline of approximately 220 km. About 120.000 people live in the 43 towns and villages that dot the island. The central town of Rhodes is officially home to 50.636 residents as of 2021.
Antikithira Mechanism
There are many indications that the Antikithera mechanism was constructed in Rhodes. The island had a rich technological tradition, which began with the prehistoric Telchines and reached its apogee in the early 3rd BC century with the construction of the Colossus.
The legendary Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built between the years 292 and 280 BC, It was built by Charis the Lyndian, a student of Lyssipos a renown sculptor of the Hellenistic times that amongst others built the bronze statue of Zeus (22m high) of Taras (Taranto).
