The Memnon Statues

This pair of statues is all that remains of the funerary temple of Amenhotep III.

The right statue represents Amenhotep III, and the left 1 represents, who else but, Amenhotep III. Each giant was sculpted in a single piece of stone.

The Greeks recognised their hero Memnon in these statues, and that's why they're now known as the Memnon Colossi.

Website: http://www.akhet.co.uk/memnon.htm

While the big guy (18m) is sitting, his mother Mutemuia and his wife Tiy, much smaller in size, are standing beside his legs.

The throne bears the royal names and titles in large hieroglyphs and is decorated with the symbolic unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Website: http://badawi.com/egypt/temples/colossi.htm

Once it was possible to hear some sounds from 1 of the statues, but it isn't the case now.

Website: http://www.touregypt.net

Address: Upper Egypt, Thebes

Directions: the west bank of Luxor