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File:Colosos de Memnón, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 132.jpg, featured[edit]
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Info Colossi of Memnon, Luxor, Egypt. The two massive stone statues stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists. The statues contain 107 Roman-era inscriptions in Greek and Latin, dated to between AD 20 and 250; many of these inscriptions on the northernmost statue make reference to the Greek mythological king Memnon, whom the statue was then – erroneously – thought to represent. The twin statues depict instead Pharaoh Amenhotep III (fl. 14th century BC) in a seated position, his hands resting on his knees and his gaze facing eastwards (actually ESE in modern bearings) towards the river. The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which was quarried at el-Gabal el-Ahmar (near modern-day Cairo) and transported 675 km (420 mi) overland to Thebes (Luxor). the colossi reach 18 m (60 ft) in height and weigh an estimated 720 tons each. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 12:59, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 12:59, 5 November 2022 (UTC)- Support --Wieggy (talk) 20:58, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support --SHB2000 (talk) 00:01, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support Excellent motif and quality, however the tiny bit of a wooden post at the bottom left annoys me Cmao20 (talk) 14:43, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
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- Excellent Cmao20 (talk) 17:56, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support --XRay 💬 17:22, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:57, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 07:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support Another classic one. --Aristeas (talk) 08:34, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Clément Bardot (talk) 12:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 06:51, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:06, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
- Support -- IamMM (talk) 10:42, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
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Result: 12 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 17:15, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
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