Could building a giant Helios statue help pull Greece out of its debt crisis?

2015-11-09T13:20:00-05:00

Until an earthquake in 226 BCE knocked it down, the Colossus of Rhodes, a 98-foot-high iron and bronze statue of the Greek god Helios, sat near the harbor of Rhodes, Greece, for 54 years. Now a plan put forth by a small team of scientists seeks to rebuild the ancient statue and boost tourism and local jobs in the process. [...] The proposal also includes an interior library, museum, cultural center, exhibition hall, and, of course, a crowning lighthouse

Learn more about the initiative on the Colossus of Rhodes project site:

The idea of building a contemporary Colossus of Rhodes begun to arise in the ideas of some young professionals, after the break out of the economic crisis in Greece. As unemployment rose and destroyed dreams and ambitions of a whole generation, they tried to work together for a common purpose. Their main task was to make Rhodes a new point of reference for the whole world, to follow a new path and find a solution to the issues that caused such a big sorrow to thousands of people, forced to flee abroad.

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Could building a giant Helios statue help pull Greece out of its debt crisis?