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Colossi of Memnon

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Twin 18m statues of Amenhotep III weighing 720 tons each. Once guarded a mortuary temple larger than Karnak. The northern statue was famed for 'singing' at dawn.

25.7205°, 32.6103°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; stone harder than steel. See scale across the Atlas →
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