The creator built a giant Minecraft statue of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were inspired by a childhood book and their love of Greek mythology. The statue was built using copper blocks, which was a challenging task due to the limited availability of copper in Minecraft version 1.17. The creator had to collect over 38,000 copper ingots, with the help of fellow players on the Mainshield server. They also built a wall and pedestals using deep slate, which was another difficult task. The statue is 36 meters high and is a representation of the sun god Helios, who according to myth, created the island of Rhodes.
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1. The Colossus of Rhodes was built around 294 BC.
2. The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
3. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios.
4. The statue was designed by the architect Chares.
5. The construction of the Colossus of Rhodes lasted 12 years.
6. The Colossus of Rhodes was 36 meters high.
7. The statue did not stand for long, only 60 years, and was destroyed by a powerful earthquake.
8. The remains of the statue lay on the ground for about a thousand years.
9. The Arabs captured Rhodes and sold the remains of the statue to a merchant from Edessa.
10. The merchant melted the statue down and took the remains away on 900 camels.
11. The Colossus of Rhodes was the inspiration for the Statue of Liberty.
12. The Colossus of Rhodes was also the inspiration for other statues, such as the Motherland on Mamayev Kurgan.
13. The author built a replica of the Colossus of Rhodes in Minecraft.
14. The author used copper blocks to build the replica.
15. The author needed around 38,000 copper ingots to build the replica.
16. The author had to mine for copper and other resources to build the replica.
17. The author built the replica on a server and streamed the process on Twitch.
18. The author took around 8 hours to build the replica.
19. The author also built a wall and two pedestals for the replica.
20. The author used deep slate to build the wall and pedestals.
21. The author needed around 6 hours to build the wall and pedestals.
22. The Colossus of Rhodes was built to honor the Greek god Helios.
23. According to legend, Helios created the island of Rhodes.
24. The island of Rhodes was named after Helios' beloved nymph Rodos.