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Photos of this most visited site on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor -popular coach stopover for photo shoot.
Colossi of Memnon EG020147jhp Colossi Memnon Luxor Egyptian seated statue Amenhotep 111 Queen standing side of these most famous remains of his mortuary temple on the northern side of the approach road for the Valley of the Kings, Queens and all the other main West Bank sites. It is the visitors first site of major impact, not far from the main ticket office but is usually visited as a photo opportunity on leaving - recent excavations of the site are finding many hidden buildings and artefacts. see Victorian collection for similar viewpoint. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, hills, River Nile, Colossi of Memnon, seated, statues, Amenhotep, Pharaoh, Queen, standing, side, relief, union, upper, lower, Hapi, tying, lotus, papyrus, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, then, now, Victorian, Beato, Egyptology, temple, roadside, coachstop, excavations, farmland
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Colossi of Memnon
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Colossi of Memnon EG020147jhp
Upload Date: 2002-10-27 12:10:30
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Colossi Memnon Luxor Egyptian seated statue Amenhotep 111 Queen standing

side of these most famous remains of his mortuary temple on the northern side of the approach road for the Valley of the Kings, Queens and all the other main West Bank sites. It is the visitors first site of major impact, not far from the main ticket office but is usually visited as a photo opportunity on leaving - recent excavations of the site are finding many hidden buildings and artefacts. see Victorian collection for similar viewpoint.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, hills, River Nile, Colossi of Memnon, seated, statues, Amenhotep, Pharaoh, Queen, standing, side, relief, union, upper, lower, Hapi, tying, lotus, papyrus, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, then, now, Victorian, Beato, Egyptology, temple, roadside, coachstop, excavations, farmland