In addition, two ancient quarries figure rather prominently on the tentative Egyptian World Heritage list; Widan el-Faras (Old Kingdom basalt quarry) as part of Gebel Qatrani mixed natural/cultural site in the Northern …
Ramses II (aka Ramesses II, Rameses II or Sese) was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty. He was one of the most powerful and influential pharaohs of ancient Egypt. King Ramses the Second took the throne of Egypt in his …
Ramses II Ramses II making an offering to Horus Ramses II, Ramses also spelled Ramesses or Rameses, byname Ramses the Great, (flourished 13th century bce ), third king of the 19th dynasty (1292–1190 bce) …
Archaeologists conducting a rescue project have discovered several embossed stone blocks and statues from the reign of King Ramses II and Egypt's Coptic era. The rescue project is being conducted by the Supreme …
Ramses II, Ramses also spelled Ramesses or Rameses, byname Ramses the Great, (flourished 13th century bce), third king of the 19th dynasty (1292–1190 bce) of ancient Egypt whose reign (1279–13 bce) was the …
1. Ramesses II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ramesses II (Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ-ms-sw Rīʿa-məsī-sū, pronounced [ˈɾiːʕaʔ məˈsiː ˌsuw],[citation needed] meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; [6] c. 1303–1213 BC), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is often regarded as …
The earliest recorded tourist graffiti on the planet came from a visitor from the time of Ramses II who left their appreciative mark at the already 1300-year-old site of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the earliest of the massive royal stone monuments.
The granite statue of Ramesses II, from his mortuary temple, the Ramesseum in western Thebes, is one of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the Museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
Pepy II Nitiqret Construction and Tombs During the Old Kingdom, the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx were constructed due to a long-standing peaceful period. This time period was known as the "Age of Pyramids". Snefru …
A series of best selling novels has recently been written based on the life of Ramses II. Finally, the astute history student will know that Ramses II, popularly known as "Ramses the Great," built more temples, statues and …
Photo about Ancient Egyptian temple built by Ramses II, carved in the stone of the mountain, in Abu Simbel next to Lake Nasser in Nubia, Egypt, Africa. Image of next, adore, burrowed - 177113790
Archaeologists conducting a rescue project have discovered several embossed stone blocks and statues from the reign of King Ramses II and …
Quarries in Ancient Egypt The two main stones of the lower Nile valley are sandstone, from Sudan as far north as the Edfu/Gebelein region, and limestone, the classic Egyptian valley stone from the Theban area to Cairo. Limestone …
Stone quarries were extremely important in ancient cultures, yet they are hardly represented on the World Heritage List. This might be due to misconceptions of the nature of such sites, as producers of raw materials …
Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ruled for around 60 years. The discovery of the quartzite statue has offered a piece of welcome news at a time when most of Egypt's 92 million...
Ramses II (ca 1303–ca 1213 B.C.) recognized that diplomacy and an exhaustive public relations campaign could mitigate any military shortcomings. His celebrated building accomplishments,...
During the long reign of Ramses II (1279–13 bce), there was a prodigious amount of building, ranging from religious edifices throughout Egypt and Nubia to a new cosmopolitan capital, Pi Ramesse, in the eastern delta; his cartouches …
Nearly all the ancient quarries for limestone, travertine, and chert were located in the hills and cliffs bordering the Nile River valley between Cairo in the north and Isna in the south. Some limestone was also quarried along the Nile Delta's Mediterranean coast near Alexandria.
He was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The Sphinx of Ramses II—a 25,000-pound stone carving of a lion with a human head—was excavated by W. M. Flinders Petrie in 1913. It was...
An earlier pyramid, Djoser's pyramid, also had an inner granite chamber, but for the construction of Khufu's pyramid hard granite was used for the first time on a grand scale, mainly for the burial chamber, the passages and for the …
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a temple devoted to 19th-dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II. The temple measures roughly 100 feet in width and 170 feet in …
Stone carving was the most popular artistic technique in ancient Egypt. Various kings and other noble people commissioned large stone carving projects, with Ramses II is one of the kings that commissioned the largest …
Rediscovered by famous Italian Egyptologist Ernesto Schiaparelli, the painting and inscriptions on the tomb's walls still keep their amusing and magical colors and artistic details. The artistic and architectural techniques …
Ramses II was born in 1303 BC to Pharaoh Seti I and his wife, Queen Toya. His family came to power decades after the rein of Akhenaten (1353-36 BC). Ramses was named after his grandfather, the great pharaoh …
It was built under the rule of Ramses II (ca. 1274 BC), in homage to the Battle of Kadesh, as well as being dedicated to the worship of Amun, Ra, and Ptah. The purpose of this magnificent construction, which lasted about 20 years, was to …
The Aswan stone quarries (granite) Aswan (Assuan) lies 934km south from Giza up the Nile river (about 700 km air-line distance). The granite quarries lie south and southeast of the city of Aswan on the right side of the Nile and cover an …
Giant Ramses II Statue Moved to Grand Egyptian Museum. The Ramses colossus rested among the ruins of ancient Memphis (modern Mit-Rahina), on the West Bank of the Nile some 25 miles south of Cairo ...
A view of the massive statue of Ramses II in the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor. Shutterstock. Egypt has many other massive stones. For another example, the Colossi of Memnon, the two supermassive statues that …
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a temple devoted to 19th-dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II. The temple measures roughly 100 feet in width and 170 feet in length and is comprised...
In all of Egypt's long and storied history, Ramses the Great stands out as one of the best known and successful of all. Ruling the country for some 67 years, Ramses II ruled over Egypt …