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 ...

This statue of the Pharaoh Ramesses II was designed to show him as a beneficent ruler, a mighty warrior and a living god. It was erected in the Ramesseum - his mortuary temple, ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered a large 3,000-year-old statue – thought to depict Ramses II, also known as Ozymandias – in Cairo.

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 ...

Archaeologists suspect that the damaged statue, more than 25 feet tall, depicts Ramses II — aka Ozymandias. One of English literature's most famous poems describes a broken, forgotten statue of him.

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 were found in parts in the vicinity of the King Ramses II temple in the ancient city Heliopolis, also known as Oun, by a German-Egyptian archaeological mission. Photograph by Ibrahim ...

83-ton statue of Ramses II, ancient Egypt's greatest ruler, arrives at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Encased in a specially-built cage, a statue of Ramses II is moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.

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.

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.