Ramesseum Temple Complex

Egypt / Qina / Armant /
 temple, memorial, archaeological site, ancient civilization
The Ramesseum is the funerary (or mortuary) temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II the Great (also spelt "Ramses" and "Rameses"), who ruled c. 1279-1214 BC. The Greek writer Diodoros of Sicily described its ruins, mistakenly identifying them as the "tomb of Osymandias" (from Wosermaatre, the throne name of Ramesses II). The temple was ornately decorated with reliefs, most them commemorating Ramesses II's wars, e.g., against the Hittites, including the battle of Qadesh. It provided a model for the later and slightly larger mortuary temple of Ramesses III further to the south-west.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesseum
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Coordinates:   25°43'40"N   32°36'37"E
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