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• Colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III — Colossal quartzite head of Amenhotep III in the British Museum The 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III, dating from c.1350 BC, was found in the massive mortuary temple of the pharaoh Amenhotep III on the West… …   Wikipedia

• Colossal — Co*los sal, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See {Colossus}.] 1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. A colossal stride. Motley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See {Heroic}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Statue of Liberty — For other uses, see Statue of Liberty (disambiguation). Statue of Liberty Locat …   Wikipedia

• colossal — co|los|sal [kəˈlɔsəl US kəˈla: ] adj used to emphasize that something is extremely large ▪ a colossal statue of the King ▪ a colossal waste of money >colossally adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• colossal — adjective extremely large: a colossal statue | Their secret to success was manufacturing cheap goods on a colossal scale. colossally adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Statue of Liberty National Monument — National monument, Liberty Island (formerly Bedloe s Island), New York Harbor, New York, U.S. Covering 58 ac (23 ha), it includes the colossal statue Liberty Enlightening the World, sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886,… …   Universalium

• colossal — colossal, ale, aux [ kɔlɔsal, o ] adj. • fin XVIe; de colosse ♦ Extrêmement grand. ⇒ démesuré, énorme, gigantesque, immense, monumental, titanesque. Taille colossale. Une statue colossale. ⇒ colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Fig. Force colossale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• COLOSSAL (art et architecture) — Le mot kolossos est un terme pré hellénique, originaire d’Asie Mineure; la racine kol désigne selon les linguistes un élément fiché en terre, dressé comme un pilier. Le mot est employé par Hérodote pour désigner les statues égyptiennes, debout ou …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• colossal — colossal, ale (ko lo sal, sa l ) adj. 1°   Qui est extrêmement grand, comme l est le colosse. Des monuments colossaux. Statue colossale. •   Et leurs pas, ébranlant les arches colossales, Troublent les morts couchés sous le pavé des salles, V.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré