Colossi of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two large stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III standing at the front of his ruined mortuary temple in the Theban Necropolis—the largest temple complex in the area[1]. The statues have stood since 1350 BC and were famous in antiquity, visited by Greeks and Romans who left 107 inscriptions in Greek and Latin between AD 20 and 250[1].

TypeMegalithic statues
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryEgypt
Coordinates25.7207° N, 32.6105° E

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