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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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Kora27, . (2017, June 01). The Colossi of Memnon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6738/the-colossi-of-memnon/
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Kora27, . "The Colossi of Memnon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 01, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6738/the-colossi-of-memnon/.
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Kora27, . "The Colossi of Memnon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Jun 2017. Web. 01 Apr 2023.