Colossus of Memnon
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Actually, not "colossi" as this just refers to the statue on the right. The Greeks discovered it in pieces on the ground, shaken down by an earthquake. When the wind howled through the pieces, the Greeks thought it was King Agamemmnon's voice. The howling stopped when the statue was put back together.
These are the only remains of a temple built during Amenhotep III's reign.
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