The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists.

Hatchepsout (vers 1473-1458 av. J.-C.), la reine devenue pharaon, construisit un magnifique temple à Deir el-Bahari, à l'ouest de Louxor. Il se trouve juste en face du temple de Karnak, principal sanctuaire du dieu Amon, sur l'autre rive du Nil. Le temple d'Hatchepsout, Djeser-djeseru (« le Saint des Saints »), fut conçu par Senenmout, l'intendant en chef d'Amon.

The rulers of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt’s prosperous New Kingdom (c.1550–1069 BC) were buried in a desolate dry river valley across the river from the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), hence its modern name of the Valley of the Kings. This moniker is not entirely accurate, however, since some members of the royal family aside from the king were buried here as well, as were a few non-royal, albeit very high-ranking, individuals. The Valley of the Kings is divided into the East and West Valleys. The eastern is by far the more iconic of the two, as the western valley contains only a handful of tombs. In all, the Valley of the Kings includes over sixty tombs and an additional twenty unfinished ones that are little more than pits