Still standing tall in the Thebian
necropolis are towering twin statues of Amenhotep III. Each one
stands at about 18 meters high and weighs approximately 720 tonnes.
These 2 behemoth statues once stood guard at the Amenhotep Memorial
Temple which was by far the largest of its time, covering 35
hectares. Although badly damaged, these 3,400 year old statues still
tower over the land but rather than protect, they are now just
onlookers over the vast sugar cane fields of the Upper Nile.
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