The Egyptian Building ... In the poem, Shelley tells of a crumbling statue of Ramses II out in the desert, calling it a “colossal wreck, boundless and bare” as it withers away after years ...

This truly colossal statue and its companion are all that remains of a huge mortuary temple built by the pharaoh Amenophis III (Amenhotep) in the 14th century B.C. The temple, which the pair of ...

The colossal statue of the ancient Egyptian King Psamtik I was discovered in pieces—over 1,900 of them. Rebuilding it, at least partially, can help archaeologists identify his pose and the size ...