A trip to the amazing city of Luxor should always be accompanied by a visit to the Colossi of Memnon, Luxor. The Colossi of Memnon in Luxor is one of the major tourist attractions in the city and promises an exciting time with its array of attractions. The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor is a wonderful representation of the heritage of Luxor. The three thousand four hundred old structures are represented by two massive stone figures. The stone figures are known by the name of El-Colossat or Es-Salamat locally and are famed internationally. The huge stone statues are located in the west bank of the city of Luxor. These massive statutes stand at the entrance of the mortuary temple of Amenophis from the 15th century BC. The statutes are the most striking features of the entrance which form a great sight to enjoy.
As legend would have it the statutes originally did not belonged to the Memnon. It was around one hundred and fifty years after the reigning Pharaoh of the region ordered the stately statuette to be built as his own mortuary temple, around some hundred meters to the north of the location. The relocation of the statutes was attributed to the fact that the creations were mostly built of mud bricks which were destroyed by the floods of the Nile. As the time passed by the statute got devastate till the waist height and after the earthquake in the 27th BC the popularity of the statue increased manifold. During this period the statute started making a hooting sound which in turn popularized the place among the tourists from all across the world.
The hooting sound though was attributed to the fact that Achilles killed the Memnon, an Ethiopian king who started weeping. His mother Eos then started weeping as well in response. It was the moaning sound of the statutes that made them a popular tourist attraction in Luxor and an integral part of the Luxor tours. The statues stand at a height of 23 meters and are built from granite.
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