Article 76GHA For centuries, a cracked Egyptian statue sang at dawn

For centuries, a cracked Egyptian statue sang at dawn

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The Colossi of Memnon are "two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III" that have stood on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor since about 1350 BC. According to Wikipedia, each rises about 18 meters and weighs "an estimated 720 tons." - Read the rest

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