On your way to the west bank of Luxor, you will come across the two gigantic statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. These two gigantic figures of Amenhotep III originally stood in front of his mortuary temple, which seems to have been destroyed for unknown reasons. Each colossus is about 21 metres high and represents King Amenhotep III sitting on his throne. Legend has it that after an earthquake in 27 BC, one of the statues made strange noises in the morning – perhaps due to the heat of the sun following the humidity of the night. However, after the restoration, which took place in 193-211 AD, the noises stopped forever!

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