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Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (known in modern times as ''Kom el-Hettan'', (アラビア語:كم الحيطان)) is located in the Theban necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor in Egypt. It was built for the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. When constructed it was the largest of the mortuary temples in the Theban area, larger than the complex at Karnak, and covered an area of 350,000 square metres.
Today very little remains of the complex, with only the Colossi of Memnon – two massive 18-metre stone statues of Amenhotep that stood at the gateway, still visible. It was constructed closer to the river than any of the other mortuary temples, and hence decayed quicker, and it was used in ancient times as a source of construction material. A granite ''stele'' of Amenhotep can be found in the temple of Merenptah, which is located about 100 metres to the north.
The site has been included in the World Monuments Watch list of endangered sites by the World Monuments Fund (WMF) in 1998 and 2004, and has received funding from the organization and from American Express.〔(World Monuments Fund - Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III )〕
==Temple layout==
The temple faced to the east, facing the Nile and this was guarded by the two Colossi of Memnon. Two large courts and three mudbrick large pylons then led to the solar court. These open courts have further seated statues of Amenhotep III, at least one sphinx statue of Queen Tiye (which is now headless), jackal statues and Osirid statues of the king. Another sphinx with the body of a crocodile (again headless) has been found – this can still be seen today from the road that runs by the temple.
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