Colossus of Nero Self-researched

A 30-metre (98 ft) bronze statue originally created as a portrait of Emperor Nero in the vestibule of his Domus Aurea. Later modified by Nero's successors into a statue of the sun god Sol, it was moved to a spot outside the Flavian Amphitheatre, which became known as the Colosseum by its proximity to the Colossus. The statue no longer survives.