” A colossal statue (pictured) of an ancient pharaoh has risen again after it was toppled in an earthquake 3,200 years ago. The statue shows the pharaoh in a striding pose and was re-erected at the northern gate of the king’s funerary temple on the west bank of the Nile”

Amenhotep III rises again: Colossal statue of the Egyptian king is restored 3,200 years after its collapse in an earthquake
• The 18th dynasty king ruled Egypt between 1386 and 1349 BC
• Statue shows the pharaoh in a striding pose and is the city of Luxor
• 43ft (2.92-metre) monument is close to existing effigy unveiled in March
• They are highest standing effigies of an Egyptian king in a walking stance
By Ellie Zolfagharifard, UK’s Daily Mail, December 14, 2014.
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