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Bartholdi took inspiration from which ancient wonder?

  • Great Wall of China

  • Hanging Gardens

  • Colossus of Rhodes

  • Great Pyramid of Giza

Answer

The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, served as the primary inspiration for Bartholdi's design of the Statue of Liberty. The enormous bronze sculpture, which stood at the entrance of the harbor on the Greek island of Rhodes, depicted the Greek sun god Helios and was renowned for its colossal size and grandeur.
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