Colossi Of Memnon Guarded Temple Of Pharaoh Amenhotep III And Curious Sound Phenomenon

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Egyptian architects did not sign their buildings, so their impressive achievements or the remains of them, as we see them today can only be identified from their biographies. These ancient sources recount their great works, and titles such as ‘Royal Master Builder,’ ‘Chief Royal Master of Building Works,’ ‘Overseer of Constructions,’ to name a few.

However, ancient Egyptian texts dated to the Old Kingdom confirm that these masters of architecture were indeed responsible for creating the designs and their technical execution.

Amenhotep, son of Hapu, a priest, a scribe, and a public official, and first of all, an ancient, highly skilled Egyptian architect, was also among them. Under Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, he was responsible for the once spectacular colossi of Memnon and other building works at Karnak.

Source: AncientPages.com- Read rest of the article here