Colossi of Memnon
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The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. Th
The Colossi of Memnon in 2015
Antonio Beato, Colosses de Memnon, 19th century. Brooklyn Museum
Colossi of Memnon, flooded plain
Side panel detail showing two flanked relief images of the deity Hapi and, to the right, a sculpture of the royal wife Tiye
Thebes, Egypt
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Thebes, known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset, was an ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile about 800 kilometers south of the Mediterranean. Its ruins lie within the modern Egyptian city of L
Colossi of Memnon
…are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which was quarried at el-Gabal el-Ahmar (near modern-day Cairo) and transported 675 km (420 mi) overland to Thebes (Luxor). The stones are believed to be too heavy to have been transported upstream on the Nile. The blocks used by later Roman engineers to reconstruct…
Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall, in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
The Theban Necropolis
Serekh of Intef I inscribed posthumously for him by Mentuhotep II
Statue of Mentuhotep II, 11th dynasty ruler, originated from Thebes, southern Egypt.