“Based on historical knowledge, Amenhotep III had a robust appearance ... a mortuary temple in western Thebes featuring the iconic Colossi of Memnon. The pharaoh’s wealth was also unparalleled ...

They join a pair of already-famous giants at the temple known as the Colossi of Memnon – two 16-meter images of Amenhotep III seated on his throne. The Colossi of Memnon, which mark the entrance ...

They join a pair of already famous giants at the temple known as the Colossi of Memnon – two 16-meter-high images of King Amenhotep III seated on his throne, also made of quartzite. The ...

The Colossi of Memnon, a pair of statues each depicting the seated Amenhotep III (r. ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), once stood at the first pylon, or gateway, of the pharaoh’s enormous mortuary temple ...

stop at the Colossi of Memnon. This pair of statues, which stand about 59 feet tall and depict King Amenhotep III, once guarded the king's temple. Though both statues' faces have suffered ...

Egyptologists had long assumed that all that remained of the temple complex were the imposing Colossi of Memnon, two seated statues of Amenhotep III at the entrance to his temple, and some stones ...

The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project has discovered a magnificent statue in black granite representing king Amenhotep III seated on the throne. Project director ...

The sphinxes were originally 26 feet (8 meters) long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Egypt have ...

Two additional colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III have been restored and raised in Luxor Jane Akshar, Luxor News Archaeologists have succeeded in restoring and raising two additional ...

Quartzite blocks belong to the colossi of Memnon was discovered Sunday at King Amenhotep III's funerary temple on Luxor's west bank The European-Egyptian archaeological mission headed by famed ...