Reconstruction and surviving remains of the “Colossus of Augustus,” an 11 m (36 ft) tall statue from the Forum of Augustus, Rome [1645 x 1432)
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Reconstruction and surviving remains of the “Colossus of Augustus,” an 11 m (36 ft) tall statue from the Forum of Augustus, Rome [1645 x 1432)
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The Hall of the Colossus was built in the northeast of the Forum of Augustus. At the back stood an acrolith about 11 meters tall, depicting Augustus as a *Genius*, the tutelary deity of the place. Only three fragments, made of the finest Parian marble, have survived to the present day and are now displayed in the Museum of the Imperial Fora
These three pieces are: the right hand which is clasping a symbolic circular object, the extended back of the left hand and a small part of the underside of the right forearm, perhaps just beyond the wrist.
Source of the pictures and the info [here](https://www.mercatiditraiano.it/en/sede/area_archeologica/foro_di_augusto/l_aula_del_colosso), [here ](https://www.mercatiditraiano.it/en/collezioni/percorsi_per_sale/sezione_del_foro_di_augusto/l_aula_del_colosso)and %5Bhere%5D(https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=683149839162751)
For reference the Lincoln statue in the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC is 19 ft tall, half the height of this.
Another reference is this statue of Rameses which is roughly the same height, person for scale: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanForScale/s/LX0MwlQlXP