el-Colossat

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el-Colossat is an alternative name for the Colossi of Memnon, the two massive ancient Egyptian stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III near Luxor.

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el-Colossat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian monument ⓘ
colossal statue ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alternateName Colossi of Memnon ⓘ
ancientNameUnknown true ⓘ
approximateHeight 18 meters ⓘ
60 feet ⓘ
artStyle ancient Egyptian royal sculpture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Amun (through Amenhotep III) ⓘ
linked to: Amun
civilization Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
constructionPeriod 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culturalPeriod New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
currentCondition ruined but standing ⓘ
damagedBy earthquakes ⓘ
dedicatedTo Amenhotep III ⓘ
depicts Pharaoh Amenhotep III ⓘ
linked to: Amenhotep III
famousFor ancient reports of a "singing" statue ⓘ
colossal scale ⓘ
function guardian statues of mortuary temple ⓘ
hasFeature hands resting on knees ⓘ
seated posture ⓘ
side figures of family members (largely damaged) ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Memnon from Greek mythology ⓘ
linked to: Memnon of Aethiopia
hasTwinStructure northern colossus ⓘ
southern colossus ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
iconographicType colossal seated royal statue ⓘ
locatedIn Thebes ⓘ
locatedInGovernorate Luxor Governorate ⓘ
locatedInRegion Upper Egypt ⓘ
locatedNear Luxor ⓘ
locatedOnBankOf Nile River ⓘ
linked to: Nile
locatedOnSideOfNile west bank ⓘ
materialUsed quartzite sandstone ⓘ
numberOfStatues 2 ⓘ
orientation facing east ⓘ
partOf mortuary temple complex of Amenhotep III ⓘ
subjectRole seated king ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century BCE ⓘ
tourismImportance major attraction on West Bank of Luxor ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
visitedBy ancient Greek travelers ⓘ
ancient Roman travelers ⓘ

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Colossi of Memnon → knownAs → el-Colossat ⓘ