Egyptian archaeologists rebuild the statue of King Amenhotep

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- Archaeologists managed to re-install <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/سرقة-تمثال-برونزي-من-أعلى-هضبة-كاليفورنيا">the statue</a> of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1417-1317 BC, in his temple in Luxor, Upper Egypt.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/الصين-تقرر-هدم-تمثال-ابو-الهول-المزيّف">The statue</a> , carved from quartzite, is 13 meters high. In it, King Amenhotep III appears standing, putting his left leg on the right, as if he was receiving those coming from the north.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The statue was divided into 4 huge blocks and hundreds of small pieces; As a result of its destruction during the earthquake that struck Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The mission, consisting of Egyptian and German scientists, was able to restore the statue, which weighs 50 tons, and re-install it again, within two months of work.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>read more:</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/اكتشاف-رأس-تمثال-لأبي-الهول-في-مقبرة-باليونان"><strong>The discovery of the head of a sphinx in a cemetery in Greece</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/علماء-بريطانيون-يشكلون-صورة-أكثر-تفصيلا-لتوت-عنخ-آمون-شاهد"><strong>British scientists form a more detailed picture of Tutankhamun.. See the pictures</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>