Before heading to popular attractions like the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut, stop at the Colossi of Memnon. This pair of statues, which stand about 59 feet tall and depict King ...

An enormous temple once rose behind the Colossi of Memnon. The quake caused cracks to develop in the Colossi, which ever after began "singing" when the sun rose. This led the Greeks to deem them ...

Missing parts of the Colossi of Memnon have been unearthed at the entrance of Pharaoh Amenhotep III's mortuary temple Reuters Archaeologists have discovered missing parts of the Colossi of Memnon ...

Project to restore the colossi of Memnon on Luxor’s west bank to go ahead, says Supreme Council of Antiquities In collaboration with the European archaeological mission, the Supreme Council of ...

By the end of the 20<sup>th century, only one thing from the original structure remained intact – the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues weighing around 720 tons and seated on thrones.

An enormous temple once rose behind the Colossi of Memnon. The quake caused cracks to develop in the Colossi, which ever after began "singing" when the sun rose. This led the Greeks to deem them ...