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
Structure relocation
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A structure relocation is the process of moving a structure from one location to another. There are two main ways for a structure to be moved: disassembling and then reassembling it at the required de
Statue of Ramesses II
…Egypt, where it lay for several decades. In 1955, after early attempts at restoration in situ had failed, Egyptian Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser moved the fragments to the large Bab Al-Hadid Square in Cairo, outside Cairo's main railway station (Ramses Station); the square was then renamed Ramses…
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Cribbing beneath a Seattle, Washington house, 1917
Hydraulic dolly system moving a house in Newark, Delaware
Moving a building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1799