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<< Our Photo Pages >> Colossi of Memnon - Carving in Egypt in Upper Egypt (South)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 7989

Multi-periodSite Name: Colossi of Memnon
Country: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Luxor  Nearest Village: Luxor West bank
Latitude: 25.720570N  Longitude: 32.610650E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by AlexHunger : Large colosal statues of Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten). They were originaly carved out of one block but suffered greatly during the 27 BCE earthquake which leveled the Palace of Amenhotep II behind them and damaged many other antiquities in Egypt. Memnon was a charachter in Homer's Illiad. The Romans though it was amusing to rename the colossi as one of them emited a sighing sound at sunri... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient site in Upper Egypt

Two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, originally 21 metres tall.
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Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by davidmorgan : The Colossi of Memnon. November 1981. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed during a visit in August 1988 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : Old painting, from "Holy Land..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : Egypt: the "statues of Memnon". Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1871. (CC 4.0 International) (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : The approach towards the Colossi of Memnon. For almost the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC), The Colossi of Memnon have stood in this location. The site became legendary for divination after one of the statues began making noises interpreted as oracles. The Greek historian Strabo (65 BCE-23 CE) is the first to record the sound which would later be described as singing, the sound of a lyre, br...

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Colossi of Memnon submitted by neolithique02 : Colossi of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : Drawing with figures for scale, from "Africa" via archive.org

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing of this classic scene, from "History of Europe and...." via archive.org

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : Sundown at the Colossi, a lithograph from a drawing by David Roberts R.A. from "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia" via archive.org (4 comments)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by AlexHunger : Large colosal statues of Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten). They were originaly carved out of one block but suffered greatly during the 27 BCE earthquake which leveled the Palace of Amenhotep II behind them and damaged many other antiquities in Egypt. Memnon was a charachter in Homer's Illiad. The Romans though it was amusing to rename the colossi as one of them emited a sighing sound at sunri...

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by AlexHunger

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : Photo of an early 20th century watercolour painting of the Colossi of Memnon before the Aswan Dam was constructed which then provided perennial irrigation and some flood protection for northerly parts of the Nile (artist unknown, public domain)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : A side panel of one of the Colossi of Memnon in 2015 showing two flanked relief images of the deity Hapi and a sculpture of the royal wife Tiy. (CC-SA 4.0)

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : A closer view of Mr. Colossi 2 (right.) He almost looks like he could easily be a character from a sci-fi movie...

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : Mr. Colossi 2 (right.) Calm and relaxed... maybe it’s the hot sun...

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Swinside : Mr. Colossi 1 (left.) He doesn't look too happy... but he has been standing there for a long time...

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : The Colossi, old image from "History of Ancient Egypt" via archive.org

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "The Romance of Excavation..." via archive.org

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Klingon : A picture of the "The Colossi of Memnon" for a Magic lantern, circa 1850-1870. By courtesy of the Optical Museum Jena.

Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon submitted by Klingon

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