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Colossi of Memnon
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Pair of huge Egyptian statue figures, the only remains of the ancient temple of King Amenhotep III.via Google
파라오 아멘호테프 3세의 거대한 두 석상으로, 3,400년 이상 웨스트 뱅크의 농경지에 서 있습니다.
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One of the most striking places on the Western Bank of River Nile in Luxor in Upper Egypt is the ‘Colossi of Memnon.’ My partner and I visited it on December 20, 2025 (Saturday) while on our way from the ‘Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut’ to the ‘Karnak Temple Complex.’ We got down from our vehicle and admired the twin statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Although the ‘Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III,’ which once used to be the largest temple in Luxor, is no longe existent, these statues tell the tale of a time long forgotten, and deeply buried in both history and folklore!
Quick stop on the way to the hotel air balloon rides. There was a bathroom across the road which was decent. Nice to see a statue in its original location with no tourist stuff around. Its also free to see. There's also an excavation currently going on behind the statues so that was cool to see in person.
The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues that stand as silent guardians on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor. Carved from quartzite sandstone around 1350 BCE, these statues originally flanked the entrance to the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty. Each statue rises about 18 meters (60 feet) high, depicting the seated king with his hands resting on his knees. These statues are in their original location and is free to visit. Currently there are some excavation nearby the statues.
The Colossi of Memnon stand in silent majesty, two ancient guardians watching over the desert for more than three thousand years.
These two gigantic statues were each cut from a single block of stone. Their sheer size was impressive and worth a look. They were more damaged than I had anticipated. A quick stop here sufficed, en route from the Valley of the Kings. There were stalls selling souvenirs in the car park.