Colossi of Memnon, Luxor

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The Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) commissioned them to stand guard over his mortuary complex at Luxor, Egypt. They are seventy feet high (21 metres), each weighing seven hundred tons.

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Przemyslaw. (2016, September 16). Colossi of Memnon, Luxor. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5686/colossi-of-memnon-luxor/

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Przemyslaw. "Colossi of Memnon, Luxor." World History Encyclopedia, September 16, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5686/colossi-of-memnon-luxor/.

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Przemyslaw. "Colossi of Memnon, Luxor." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5686/colossi-of-memnon-luxor/.

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