"colossal work" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to a project or undertaking that is extremely large or impressive in size, scale, or effort. Example: The construction of the Great Wall of China was a colossal work that took thousands of workers and years to complete.
The last great monument of the central Javanese period, Lara Jonggrang at Prambanan, is indeed a colossal work, rivaling Borobudur.
But the set is intrusive and distracting, and Mr. Lepage brings no particular directorial insight to this colossal work.
The East Germans had started the colossal work of reconstruction after the entire city centre was obliterated in the Allied air attack of February 1945, and the Federal Republic stepped up the pace after re-unification.
The adjective "Wagnerian" has entered popular discourse as a synonym for "grandiose," but this colossal work is, in fact, a devastating deconstruction of the grand illusions of gods, men and dwarves.
Indeed, we know about this period of Jewish history in large part thanks to Josephus, whose colossal work "Jewish Antiquities" undertook to record the entire history of the Jews, for the benefit of a non-Jewish, Greek-speaking audience.
Tonight's program begins with the very first sonata, No. 1 in F minor, as well as four others, including No. 11 in B flat, a colossal work you almost never hear.
The Dia Beacon occupies a former Nabisco factory, which means it can exhibit some colossal works.
Having started her gallery for Broodthaers, she moved it to a bigger space so that she could show Kiefer's often colossal works.
He swept onto the national stage with feats of social engineering, colossal works of public art and grand plans to remake the cityscape.
The recent Broadway production of Moisés Kaufman's play "33 Variations" brought widespread attention to one of Beethoven's most esoteric and colossal works, the "Diabelli" Variations.
With a modest budget, a rudimentary theater space at the Harlem School of the Arts and a company made up of a few actors with significant professional experience and many others who are hungry for it, this four-year-old troupe has taken on colossal works like "Lysistrata," "Rhinoceros," "King Lear" and "Medea".
