These two reconstructed statues of Pharoah Amenhotep II - they were destroyed in an earthquake - are known as the Colossi of Memnon or the Singing Statues because in the morning, they make a whistling or singing noise, probably because of the rising temperatures and the evaporation of the dew within the rock.Sunday, May 4, 2008
The Singing Statues
These two reconstructed statues of Pharoah Amenhotep II - they were destroyed in an earthquake - are known as the Colossi of Memnon or the Singing Statues because in the morning, they make a whistling or singing noise, probably because of the rising temperatures and the evaporation of the dew within the rock.
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