In the Necropolis of Thebes in Egypt, the renovation of the famous Colossi of Memnon has been completed and the monument is now open to visitors again. The Colossi of Memnon were very badly damaged by ...

This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a renovation project that lasted about two ...

"Kom el Hetan is the site of Amenophis (Amenhotep) III's mortuary temple. Unfortunately, virtually nothing remains of this once great edifice beyond the two immense 'Colossi of Memnon' which stood ...