Picture of the day: A once-singing Statue of Amenhotep III guards Temthalin street in Luxor - Multimedia

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Picture of the day: A once-singing Statue of Amenhotep III guards Temthalin street in Luxor

Jan
20

The statues at Luxor's Colossi of Memnon depict the 14th century BCE Pharaoh Amenhotep III. In 27 BCE, a massive earthquake caused the northern colossal to partially crumble. (Photo: Hannah Porter)

For the following century, the statue was said to "sing," producing sounds that were likely due to slight movement between the ruptured stones.

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