Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

More than 3,000 years ago, between the first and second cataracts on the West Bank and the Nile, the Egyptian Pharaoh commanded a colossal temple, and a smaller one along with it, to be carved out of ...

On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at the Abu Simbel Temple was obscured due to heavy clouds and weather fluctuations that enveloped the city since morning. Despite the ...

Ramses II’s city, Pi-Ramses-Great-Of-Victories, was the most extraordinary center in Egypt. In addition, the Great Temple of Abu Simbel was dedicated to him in the 21st year of his reign.

Ramses II bouwde de tempel Abu Simbel voor zichzelf in het oude Nubië ... The monuments of the property include exceptional architecture, such as the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, carved out of an ...

Detail from the Temple of Ramses III. You start facing north toward the Great Court, with the statue of Ramses II in view through the door. On the inside face of the pylon ahead of you are scenes ...

This temple was constructed over 2,000 years ... including Hatshepsut, Seti I, Ramses II, and Thutmose III. The treasure unearthed in the excavation site consists of well-made gold ornaments ...

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of ...

A team of archaeologists led by Professor Henning Franzmeier undertake excavations in the palace of Ramses II located in the mythical city of Pi-Ramses.

rulers added structures to the area—Thutmose II built a courtyard, Ramses III created shrines to Amon and Khons, and Hatshepsut and Thutmose III oversaw a temple to Ptah. But towering over them ...