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Bookmark or Share- Colossi of Memnon - World History EncyclopediaThe Colossi of Memnon (also known as el-Colossat or el-Salamat) are two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. They are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east looking toward the Nile River.
- The History and Legend of the Colossi of MemnonFebruary 11, 2023. The Colossi of Memnon, situated on the western shore of ancient Thebes (Waset), mark the entrance pylon of Amenhotep III‘s Temple of Millions of Years.
- Shadow of the Colossus - WikipediaShadow of the Colossus [a] is a 2005 action-adventure game developed by Japan Studio and Team Ico, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It takes place in a fantasy setting and follows Wander, a young man who enters an isolated and abandoned region of the realm seeking the power to revive a girl named Mono.
- Colossus | Ancient Greek, Bronze, Statue | Britannicacolossus, statue that is considerably larger than life-size. They are known from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan. The Egyptian sphinx ( c. 2550 bc) that survives at al-Jīzah, for example, is 240 feet (73 m) long; and the Daibutsu (Great Buddha; ad 1252) at Kamakura, Japan, is 37 feet (11.4 m) high.
- Colossi of Memnon – Luxor, Egypt - Atlas ObscuraDiscover Colossi of Memnon in Luxor, Egypt: These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
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