Statue of Ramesses II
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The Statue of Ramesses II is a colossal 3,200-year-old figure of Ramesses II, depicting him standing. It is 11 metres tall and made from red granite, weighing about 83 short tons.
Statue of Ramesses II in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum during construction (November 2019)
A replica of the Ramesses II statue stands on Orouba street in Heliopolis, Cairo
Ramesses II
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Ramesses II, commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Ramesses II is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh o
Statue of Ramesses II
…The Statue of Ramesses II is a colossal 3,200-year-old figure of Ramesses II, depicting him standing. It is 11 metres (36 ft) tall and made from red granite, weighing about 83 short tons (75 t; 75,000 kg). In 1820, the statue…
The Younger Memnon (c. 1250 BC), a statue depicting Ramesses II, from the Ramesseum in Luxor (Thebes). Currently on display at the British Museum in London.
Ramesses II as a child embraced by Hauron (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
A relief from Karnak showing Ramesses II giving offerings to his deified father Seti I, Great Hypostyle Hall
Color reproduction of the relief depicting Ramesses II storming the Hittite fortress of Dapur