colossi of Memnon

Colossus of Amenhotep III

West Bank, Egypt

This is the southern (left) colossus. If you are not impressed by its ruined state, reflect that the full height of a person would not even reach up to this statue's feet. It is 3350 years old, and is likely, with proper conservation, to remain for thousands of years to come, when photographer and viewer alike have long since passed to dust.