The Marquis de Leech Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Seems there's an idea to restore the Colossus of Rhodes:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/12067713/Colossus-of-Rhodes-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world-to-return.html#_ga=1.172417963.902850952.1432857707Which raises the question of proofing this incarnation of the Colossus against earthquakes, as well as whether there'll be attempts to restore the other lost Wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I hope they actually do this.That project more than pays for itself in the long run from increases in tourist revenue, I'd bet on it. Sailboat trip into Rhodes would join many bucket lists. As for the other lost wonders, why not re create them? I've heard of worse uses of our time and resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Fool Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Ha! What a colossal waste of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Seems there's an idea to restore the Colossus of Rhodes:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/12067713/Colossus-of-Rhodes-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world-to-return.html#_ga=1.172417963.902850952.1432857707Which raises the question of proofing this incarnation of the Colossus against earthquakes, as well as whether there'll be attempts to restore the other lost Wonders. It's not really a restoration if it's not going to be anything like the original in size and posture is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbigski Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Greece could definitely use the extra commerce from all the water tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Greece could definitely use the extra commerce from all the water tiles.As long as they don't start culture bombing my territory, I'm ok with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Yesterday Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 This is the first time I hear about it. Fun fact: In 1987, a Dutch psychic claimed that she saw "in a vision" where exactly the Colossus of Rhodes could be found. And who fell for that, you might ask? Well, they were, in order: the mayor of Rhodes, the Minister of Shipping (summoned by said mayor), and the media (summoned by said Minister). Now, the Minister of Culture (Melina Mercouri back then) and every single archeologist in the country did not fall for it at all. They were, in fact, livid.And I kid you not, the Minister of Shipping sent divers to follow the psychic's instructions and retrieve "an artifact" from the deep, excluding archeologists from the operation. Then they had a big press conference, announcing that the right fist of the Colossus had "probably" been found. Cameras, photographs, international headlines, huge hubbab. Then they delivered the object to the (still livid) archeologists.In a second press conference, a very pissed off Mercouri had to explain that the object had nothing to do with the famous statue, and in fact wasn't ancient at all. And an archeologist had to dryly specify that the object was modern, had been previously on land, and had obvious marks "from a bulldozer's blade". (Giving it the shape that made gullible people think of fingers and knuckles.) Silence in the conference room, and cue the biggest flood of international headlines using the phrase "colossal blunder". It was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 not sure why it should be entrusted to the rhodians again. they already fucked it up once. maybe put the site out to bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Greece could definitely use the extra commerce from all the water tiles.Ah, but it's cancelled with the development of Flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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