This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis ... which the pair of Colossi fronted, collapsed in ...
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 ...
Among the most iconic monuments created in Amenhotep III’s honor was his memorial temple at Kom el-Hettan, which is guarded by two enormous statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. However ...