[Illustration: THE COLOSSI OF MEMNON
These two gigantic statues stand near the approach of the Temple of
Amenophis. One of them is known as the Vocal Memnon. Inscriptions on
the vocal statue record the visits of those who were with Hadrian, and
of others, and relate that they heard the voice of Memnon. The Colossi
are of hard gritstone, monolithic, and forty-seven feet in height, with
pedestals twelve feet high. They represent Amenophis III, seated on his
throne, and are sixty feet apart.]
Notable monuments on the west side are the temples of Seti I, Rameses
II and III, which bear the names of El Kurna, the Ramesseum, and
Medinet-Abu. Lying by the side of the Ramesseum is the fallen Colossus of
Rameses II, the largest statue in Egypt. It is made of pink granite, and
is about sixty feet in height--or length, we should now say, since the
statue is prostrate.