Ukunikezelwa komfanekiso oqingqiweyo weColossus weRhodes. (Ifoto: Iprojekthi yeColossus yeRhodes) Umfanekiso oqingqiweyo uColossus waseRhodes wayehleli eqongeni kufutshane neChweba laseRhodes kangangeminyaka engama-52 de kwanyikima inyikima ngowama-226 BCE, wayidiliza. Ngoku, iqela labaqeqeshi abancinci lifuna ukwakha umfanekiso oqingqiweyo we-iron kunye nobhedu we-Greek god Helios.
Ngaphandle kokwakha umfanekiso, i Iprojekthi yeColossus yeRhodes ifuna ukudala imisebenzi ngexesha lengxaki yezoqoqosho eGrisi ngelixa iphakamisa ukhenketho eRhodes ngokubuyisela ukubaluleka komfanekiso kunye nenkcubeko.
Le projekthi ithathela ingqalelo indawo entsha kraca-hayi embindini wedolophu, kodwa ngaphandle kweendonga zayo-njengelizwi elitsha, indawo entsha ekubhekiswa kuyo kwiinqanawa ebusuku, ifunda iwebhusayithi yeprojekthi yeColossus yaseRhodes.
Isifanekiso esitsha asinakuba yimifanekiso eqingqiweyo, kodwa endaweni yoko sinokuphinda senziwe kusetyenziswa imigangatho yenkulungwane yama-21. Iya kuba ngaphezu kwe-400 yeenyawo ubude, ubude kakhulu kunokoqobo, kwaye imilenze yothixo wamaGrike u-Helios iya kuvulwa, endaweni yokuvalwa. Ngaphakathi komfanekiso oqingqiweyo uza kuba ngumyuziyam obonisa ubuncwane bamandulo baseGrisi obungabonwanga luluntu. Ngaphandle kwemuziyam, ingaphakathi liza kubamba ithala leencwadi, iziko lenkcubeko kunye neholo lemiboniso. Umbono oqikelelweyo wendlu yokukhanya yelitye. (Ifoto: Iprojekthi yeColossus yeRhodes)
Ngokufanelekileyo, uthixo wamaGrike wangaphandle welanga uya kugutyungelwa ngeepaneli zelanga zegolide. Ingaphandle liza kubandakanya indlu yesibane yokukhanya eya kubonakala kwiimayile ezingama-35. Ubuchwephesha bokwakha bale mihla kunye nobuchwephesha bobuchwephesha buza kusetyenziswa ukwenza obu bungqina benyikima eColossus yaseRhodes. (Bulumko!)
Inkxaso mali kulwakhiwo olutsha kulindeleke ukuba luvele kumaziko enkcubeko nakwinkxaso mali yabantu abaninzi. Iprojekthi inokugqitywa kwisithuba seminyaka emithathu ukuya kwemine kwaye iya kuxabisa i-260 yezigidi zeedola ukuya kwi-280 yezigidi.
