Statue of Ramses II

Statue de Ramsès II – Actualité Egypte
Statue Colossale de Ramsès II au Temple de Louxor
Colossal Statue of Ramses II at Luxor Temple

Minister of Antiquities inspects restoration work on Colossal Statue of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple . She is in front of the first building of the Temple of Luxor. Actually destroyed during the fourth century AD following an earthquake. On the other hand, the building is decorated with six statues, including two seated and four standing. While the statue weighs 65 tons and has a height of 10.80 meters. It is in gray granite, the work began with the assembly of statue blocks, this gigantic work will change the facade of the Temple of Luxor.

Luxor Temple or southern Opet, is a egyptian temple dedicated to the worship of Amun. Located in the heart of ancient Thebes, it was mainly built in the 18th century.e and XIXe dynasties. It was consecrated to the dynastic god Amon in his two aspects  ofAmun-Re celestial and of Amun-Min, ithyphallic divinity.

Luxor is a city located on the right bank of the Nile, in Upper Egypt. Although located about 700 km south of Cairo and about 300 km north of Aswan. According to the 2006 census. Although it is now a city of 429,000 inhabitants. Also who lives directly or indirectly from tourism.

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