This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenophis III (Amenhotep) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...

This pair of statues, which stand about 59 feet tall and depict King Amenhotep III, once guarded the king's temple. Though both statues' faces have suffered significant damage and little remains ...

Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists embarked on a massive excavation there in 1999. (About one-eighth of the site is visible ...

the Colossus was not destined to stand the test of time. In 226 BC, a devastating earthquake struck Rhodes, causing the ...

A team of scientists has revealed the face of the fabled Egyptian king Amenhotep III ... to his own cult on the West Bank; the colossal statues (known as the Colossi of Memmon, before the entrance ...