The Colossus (Civ3)

The Colossus
Introduced in Civilization III
Type	Great Wonder
Technology required	Bronze Working
Resources required	None
Cost	200
Culture	3
Obsoleted by	Flight
Traits	Commercial Expansionist Seafaring
Effect
Causes its city to produce one extra Commerce in every square that already produces at least one. Can become a tourist attraction.
Notes
Can only be built in a coastal city.

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The Colossus is a Great Wonder in Civilization III. It requires Bronze Working and is obsoleted by Flight. It can only be built in a coastal city. It causes its city to produce one extra Commerce in every square that already produces at least one. This Great Wonder can become a tourist attraction and may trigger Golden Age for Commercial, Expansionist and Seafaring civilizations.

Civilopedia entry

The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of Helios, the Greek God of the Sun, erected near the mouth of the city harbor. It stood over 100 feet high, about two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately, an earthquake toppled it only 56 years after its construction. Taking the counsel of an oracle, the city elected to leave the statue where it lay. For over 900 years, people from all over the ancient world came to Rhodes to see the Colossus. It remained where it was until 654 AD when the Muslims who plundered the city sold the statue for scrap.

Gallery

The Colossus splash image.

City view of The Colossus built on different terrains.

See also

• (The) Colossus in other games

Civilization III Wonders [edit]
Great Wonders	Copernicus' Observatory Cure for Cancer Hoover Dam JS Bach's Cathedral Knights TemplarC Leonardo's Workshop Longevity Magellan's Voyage Newton's University SETI program Shakespeare's Theater Sistine Chapel Smith's Trading Company Sun Tzu's Art of War The Colossus The Great Library The Great Lighthouse The Great Wall The Hanging Gardens The InternetP The Manhattan Project The Mausoleum of MausollosC The Oracle The Pyramids The Statue of ZeusC The Temple of ArtemisC The United Nations Theory of Evolution Universal Suffrage
Small Wonders	Apollo Program Battlefield Medicine Forbidden Palace Heroic Epic Intelligence Agency Iron Works Military Academy Secret Police HQC Strategic Missile Defense The Pentagon Wall Street
P Added in the Play the World expansion pack • C Added in the Conquests expansion pack