The discovery of the statue of Amenhotep III

There is new news from Egypt, who reportedly has been found again a huge statue whose height reached 13 meters

That reportedly, according to archaeologists is the giant statue of a very famous Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the temple of his grave in the city of Luxor, southern Egypt, according to the archaeological service, on Tuesday (26 / 4).

The statue was found in 7 sections in the temple Amenhoten III in Kom al-Hitan. that had been buried for so long.

Due destroyed when an earthquake that hit the city in the year 27 BC, according to ancient Egyptian official statement.

It is said that the statue is a statue of twins in a display at the entrance to the temple to the north.

Now who still look for is the head of the statue which was not recovered.

Amenhotep III, was an Egyptian emperor who ruled Egypt between the years 1390 to 1352 BC, which is the father of Akhenaten, the "heretic Pharaoh" who is considered as the driving force monotheism doctrine because he imposed rules for the sole worship of the god Aten