These statues where made at different times, places, and for different reasons.
It is likely that there is some sort of connection due to secret and ancient societies
(eg one of the societies from the early 1600s: the Illuminati), but here are the facts.
Creator: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Where made: Republic of France
When presented to the US: 1886 (Hundredth year anniversary of the US independence)
Colossus of Rhodes
Creator: Chares of Lindos
Where made: City of Rhodes
When finished: N/A
The Colossus of Rhodes was never finished due to a flaw in the work which made Chares kill himself. The statue was destroyed in an earthquake in 226 BC.
The similarities are obvious. Maybe the Statue of Liberty is an ancient French God from a secret Religion and maybe a remake of the Colossus marking that America may be doomed to be manipulated by the Religion. But is it really likely for a secret society to stay operational from 282 BC to the 1800s or maybe modern times?
Helios, the Colossus of Rhodes
The Statues of Liberty welcomes strangers whereas the Colossus of Rhodes symbolises tripumph. http://www.studymode.com/essays/The-New-Colossus-1574405.html
The colossus of Rhodes WAS in the city of Rhodes
The colossus of Rhodes WAS in the city of Rhodes
No. The colossus of Rhodes was built before the idea of the statue of liberty and it was destroyed by an earthquake and the bronze stolen by invading Arabs. Those are two different statues. The statue of liberty stands in New York and the colossus of Rhodes used to stand on Rhodes. Rhodes referes to the Greek Island and not Rhode Island in New York. It was destroyed but it stood 30 meters high and was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. The liberty lady is a female and the colosus was a male.
The Colossus of Rhodes was destroyed in an earthquake.
The Rhodes Colossus was created in 1892.
Chares of Lindos made the Colossus of Rhodes.
The Colossus of Rhodes was toppled by an earthquake in 226B.C.
Yes, the Colossus of Rhodes was a real statue which was erected on the Greek Island of Rhodes between 292 and 280 BC. The statue stood for 56 years until Rhodes was hit by an earthquake.
The Colossus of Rhodes was built on the island of Rhodes in Greece.
The Colossus of Rhodes - film - was created in 1961.