Detail of the Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt, December 4th 1838 (1846). Artist: Louis Haghe

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Detail of the Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt, December 4th 1838 (1846). Two 70ft/21m stone statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III) that stood in front of the mortuary temple that is now destroyed. Plate 12 from Volume I of Egypt and Nubia by David Roberts.

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Size: 4830px × 3639px
Location: World,Africa,Egypt,Al Uqşur,Luxor
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