Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific ... Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever, a seated ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities initiated a restoration project for the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor, southern ... built by King Ramses II for the worship of the god Amun-Ra.

The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor. During ... Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and ...