Egypt [1998]
Egypt - a beautiful country with an incredibly rich history. I was fortunate enough to spend some time there in 1998.
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Near Luxor, Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon (aka 'el-Colossat', or 'es-Salamat'), near Luxor. Massive (18m high, about 720 tons each) stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
Designed to guard the entrance to Amenhotep's mortuary temple, they were carved around 14thC BC; from quartzite sandstone quarried near Cairo. Moved overland to their present position.
