Known as the Colossi of Memnon, the statues of Amenhotep III both stand at more than 40 feet tall. Experts have been working ...

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LUXOR, Egypt -- Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at ...

More than 3,000 years after they were damaged by an earthquake, two of Egypt's most breathtaking monuments have been handsomely restored. The Colossi of Memnon are two giant alabaster statues on the ...

After decades of careful repair and restoration work, the massive statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been unveiled ...

Two colossal alabaster statues of King Amenhotep III have been reinstalled at their original location in his mortuary temple on Luxor’s West Bank, following decades of careful restoration, reassembly, ...

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