Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 79 metres (259 feet)
- Description: ancient Egyptian statues
- Also known as“Colossi of Memnon at Theban necropolis”“Colossus of Memnon”“El-Qolossât”“Eş-Şanamât”“Memnon Statue”“Timthālā Mamnūn”“تمثال ممنون”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, also known…
220 metres northwest of Colossi of Memnon
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
1 km north of Colossi of Memnon
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.
El-Assasif
El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt.
New Al Qarnh City
New Al Qarnh City is a village.
3 km northeast of Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon
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Latitude
25.7205° or 25° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
32.61044° or 32° 36′ 38″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJC6+55
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Colossi of Memnon” goes by many names.
Kolosse van MemnonAfrikaans
تمثالا ممنونArabic
عملاق ممنونArabic
Memnoneko KolosoakBasque
Колоси на МемнонBulgarian
Колосите на МемнонBulgarian
Пеещи колосиBulgarian
Al-ColossatCatalan
Colossos de MèmnonCatalan
Es-SalamatCatalan
Colossi of MemnonCebuano
曼农巨像Chinese
門農巨像Chinese
门农巨像Chinese
Memnonovi kolosiCroatian
Kolosy MemnonCzech
Memnonovy kolosyCzech
MemnonkolosserneDanish
MemnonstøtterneDanish
Colossen van MemnonDutch
Kolossen van MemnonDutch
MemnonkolosDutch
MemnonkolossenDutch
تمثالين ممنونEgyptian Arabic
ممنونEgyptian Arabic
Memnonin kolossitFinnish
Colosos de MemnonGalician
Κολοσσοί του ΜέμνωναGreek
פסלי הענק של ממנוןHebrew
פסלי ממנוןHebrew
Memnón-kolosszusokHungarian
Kolosi MemnonIndonesian
Colossi di MemnonItalian
Colossi di MemnoneItalian
Colossi di MennoneItalian
Colosso di MemnoneItalian
El-ColossatItalian
Es-SalamatItalian
メムノンの巨像Japanese
멤논의 거상Korean
Colossi MemnonisLatin
Memnono kolosaiLithuanian
MemnonstøtteneNorwegian
MemnonstøtteneNorwegian Bokmål
دو مجسمه ممنونPersian
Kolosy MemnonaPolish
Coloșii lui MemnonRomanian
Колоссы МемнонаRussian
Memnonovi kolosiSerbian
Мемнонови колосиSerbian
Memnonovi kolosiSerbo-Croatian
Memnonova kolosaSlovenian
Sanamu za MemnonSwahili
Kom el-HetanSwedish
Memnons stoderSwedish
மூன்றாம் அமென்கோதேப்பின் பெருஞ்சிலைகள்Tamil
Dev Memnon HeykelleriTurkish
Колоси МемнонаUkrainian
دو مجسمہ ممنونUrdu
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