Join me on an early morning walk through Egypt’s breathtaking Karnak Temple, where we explore 1000-ton statues, ancient obelisks, and mysterious witness marks carved into stone. This edited version of ...

Part of Ramesses II's great plan was to order the creation of temples, including the expansion of Karnak Temple, monuments and even entire cities — along with many giant statues of himself.He ...

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

An international team of archaeologists have unearthed the long-lost upper half of a statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The discovery comes nearly 100 years since the statue’s lower ...

In 1930, archaeologists found he lower half of a massive statue of Ramesses II. Now, they've discovered the long-missing top half in pristine condition.

Numerous statues of Ramesses II were constructed during and after his reign. These include some at Abu Simbel, in southern Egypt, that are about 66 feet (20 m) tall, ...

The statues also depict Ramesses IX, Horemheb and Psamtik II, who reigned from 1126 BC to 1108 BC, 1323 BC to 1295 BC and 595 and 589 BC respectively.

The upper part of a statue depicting King Ramesses II (left) was recently found at an archaeological site in Upper Egypt. At right is a 1926 illustration of the pharaoh.

The missing upper half of a statue of King Ramses II has finally been discovered in the south of Egypt. The excavation was organized by a joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission between the ...

Ramesses II is perhaps Egypt’s most well-known pharaoh, ruling for 67 years during the 19th dynasty, earning him the sobriquet “Ramesses the Great”. The 10-ton statue is situated in a quarry ...

More Switzerland returns fragment of statue of Ramesses II to Egypt . This content was published on Jul 4, 2023 Switzerland has returned to Egypt a fragment of a statue of the pharaoh Ramesses II ...