Colossi of Memmon are two 52 1/2 ft. high seated statues of Amenophis III. They flanked the entry, in ancient times to a Temple of Amenophis, of which barely the foundations have survived. Each figure has been, sculpted from one great sandstone block, which was brought down from the mountains near Cairo. The face of these Colossi, even in ancient times, stemmed from the peculiar wails which one of the colossi made at sunrise. We now know that these sounds were caused by a change of temperature and atmospheric humidity, in a crack in the figure. Emperor Severus had the figures restored and the 'Song of Memmon' was heard no more.
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