🗿 Colossi of Memnon
Twin colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, Thebes
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- Two limestone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, erected circa 1350 BC
- Located at the entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III in the Theban Necropolis, West Bank, Luxor
- Each statue stands approximately 18 metres (59 feet) tall, carved from single blocks of quartzite
- Bear 107 Roman-era inscriptions in Greek and Latin (AD 20–250), many referencing the Greek king Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental stone statues depicting Pharaoh Amenhotep III, positioned at the entrance to his mortuary temple in the Theban Necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile near modern Luxor. Carved from quartzite blocks and standing roughly 18 metres high, they have remained at this site for over three millennia. The statues were well documented by ancient Greek and Roman visitors, medieval and early modern travellers, and 19th-century Egyptologists, making them among ...