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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 Sunset 5301EG07JHP Colossi Memnon silhouette sunset photograph Egyptian West Bank Nile Luxor are two ruined seated statues of Amenhotep 111 that are the 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, West, Bank, Thebes, Theban, River Nile, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temples, Colossi, Memnon, sunset, silhouette, roadside, coachstop, excavations, palm, tree
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Colossi of Memnon Sunset 5301EG07JHP
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Colossi Memnon silhouette sunset photograph Egyptian West Bank Nile Luxor

are two ruined seated statues of Amenhotep 111 that are the 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.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, West, Bank, Thebes, Theban, River Nile, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temples, Colossi, Memnon, sunset, silhouette, roadside, coachstop, excavations, palm, tree