Colossi of Memnon
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The Colossi of Memnon are two massive 14th-century BCE stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that once guarded his mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor, Egypt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| el-Colossat of Memnon | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient monument
→
archaeological site → pair of statues → |
| archaeologicalExcavations | conducted in 20th century → |
| artStyle | Egyptian royal colossus → |
| associatedWith | Greek mythology → |
| civilization | New Kingdom of Egypt → |
| completionDate | 14th century BCE → |
| constructionStartDate | 14th century BCE → |
| continent | Africa → |
| country | Egypt → |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
→
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| damagedBy | earthquake → |
| dedicatedTo | Amenhotep III → |
| depicts | Amenhotep III → |
| faces | east → |
| famousFor | reported singing or vocal sounds at dawn in antiquity → |
| features |
pharaonic headdress
→
royal beard → seated statues → side figures of queen and mother on the throne → |
| function | guardians of mortuary temple entrance → |
| height |
about 18 meters
→
about 60 feet → |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" → |
| inscribedWith | hieroglyphic texts → |
| knownAs |
el-Colossat
→
Colossi of Memnon →
surface form:
el-Colossat of Memnon
|
| locatedIn |
Luxor Governorate
→
Theban Necropolis →
surface form:
Thebes Necropolis
west bank of the Nile → |
| locatedNear | Luxor → |
| materialUsed |
quartzite sandstone
→
sandstone → |
| namedAfter |
Memnon (in later tradition)
→
surface form:
Memnon
|
| notableEarthquake | 27 BCE earthquake → |
| orientation | towards the rising sun → |
| overlooks |
Nile Valley
→
surface form:
Nile floodplain
|
| partOf | mortuary temple of Amenhotep III → |
| period | 18th Dynasty of Egypt → |
| region | Upper Egypt → |
| restoredBy |
Septimius Severus
→
surface form:
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
|
| touristAttraction | yes → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 → |
| visibleFrom |
Nile
→
surface form:
Nile River
|
| weight | about 720 tons each → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
this entity surface form:
el-Colossat of Memnon