Project

In 1998, WMF funded emergency conservation, documentation, clearance of the western portico of the great peristyle hall, and planning of a long-range conservation program. The implementation of conservation measures at the site began in 2004, and included the integration of a drainage system to alleviate groundwater and consolidate deteriorating stone. (...)

In 1998, WMF funded emergency conservation, documentation, clearance of the western portico of the great peristyle hall, and planning of a long-range conservation program. The implementation of conservation measures at the site began in 2004, and included the integration of a drainage system to alleviate groundwater and consolidate deteriorating stone. This allowed the statues and stelae to be reassembled and placed on stable soil in their original place. WMF continues to work with the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project team and has begun the restoration of the processional way and the site management plan. The project aims to document, conserve, and present to visitors the remains of this once-prestigious temple. The restoration project will help to complete documentation, cleaning, and desalination of the architectural and sculptural remains, reassemble and raise the four colossal royal statues, and protect the two mudbrick pylons and their gateway. Fragments found in the excavated area of the second and third brick pylons will be documented and reassembled, and installation of an additional local drainage system will facilitate in raising the statues out of the Nile silt.