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  • Colossus of Ramesses II, 1303–1213 BC, 3rd pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom, c. 1279-03 BC in pink granite, from Hermopolis, in the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The statue was usurped by Ramses' son and successor Merenptah, who carved his name on the shoulders, breast, and base. The museum houses collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, built 1901, designed by Marcel Dourgnon, and inaugurated in 1902. It is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossi of Memnon, 2 18m high colossal seated statues of Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, built 1350 BC, New Kingdom, sandstone, at the Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt. Smaller statues of Amenhotep's wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya stand beside the statues. They were built to guard the entrance to Amenhotep's mortuary temple at Thebes. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossi of Memnon, 2 18m high colossal seated statues of Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, built 1350 BC, New Kingdom, sandstone, at the Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt. Smaller statues of Amenhotep's wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya stand beside the statues. They were built to guard the entrance to Amenhotep's mortuary temple at Thebes. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal head of Amenhotep I, 2nd pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing a tall crown with a protective uraeus, 1525-04 BC, New Kingdom, from the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head from a colossal statue of Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus, c. 1380-35 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head from a colossal statue of Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus, c. 1380-35 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Hercules, Amman Citadel, Jabal al Qal'a, Amman, Jordan. This Roman temple was built in 162-66 AD and is dedicated to co-emperors Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. In foreground, hand and elbow of colossal Roman statue, probably of god Hercules. These fragments belonged to a colossal statue from the Roman period and were found near the Temple. It is estimated to have stood over 13 metres high making it one of the largest statues from Greco-Roman times. Due to the massiveness of the statue, the temple was attributed to Hercules who was renowned for his physical strength. Cityscape of downtown Amman visible in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal head of Octavian, or Caesar Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first emperor of the Roman Empire, Roman bust in marble, 1st century AD, in the Antiquities Museum, established 2001, in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Foot and candle from the statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Hercules, Amman Citadel, Jabal al Qal'a, Amman, Jordan. This Roman temple was built in 162-66 AD and is dedicated to co-emperors Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. Showing 2 columns with corinthian capitals, and in foreground, hand of colossal Roman statue, probably of god Hercules. This fragment belonged to a colossal statue from the Roman period and was found near the Temple. The statue is estimated to have stood over 13 metres high making it one of the largest statues from Greco-Roman times. Due to the massiveness of the statue, the temple was attributed to Hercules who was renowned for his physical strength. Cityscape of downtown Amman visible in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, and obelisk (right), at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with standing statue of the king and an obelisk with hieroglyphs praising Ramesses, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the pylon or eastern entrance to the site. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head from a colossal statue of Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus, c. 1380-35 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of fallen Atlas (or Telamon), Temple of Olympian Zeus, 5th cenbtury BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The Temple of Olympian Zeus was probably begun after the Battle of Himera (480 BC), but was never completed. It was eventually destroyed by an earthquake.  Only a broad stone platform, ruined pillars and blocks of stone survive. Even so, it was known as a magnificent and huge structure, with colossal nude male statues c.7.5metres high, standing between massive columns against a curtain wall. One of these fallen atlases lies amongst the ruins of the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Colossal head of Octavian, or Caesar Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first emperor of the Roman Empire, Roman bust in marble, 1st century AD, in the Antiquities Museum, established 2001, in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 of the 4 standing statues of the king and 1 of the 2 original obelisks, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, and colonnade, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown with uraeus, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0483.jpg
  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0418.jpg
  • Statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. To her left is a relief of a god of the river Nile, in a scene of sema-tawy. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0411.jpg
  • Colossal statue of Ramesses II, 15m high, later usurped by Ramesses VI, 1143-36 BC and later by the high priest Pinedjem, 1070-32 BC, in the Great Court, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The statue wears a Nemes headdress and double crown, with crossed arms holding heka (crook) and nekhakha (flail). The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Ramesses II, 15m high, later usurped by Ramesses VI, 1143-36 BC and later by the high priest Pinedjem, 1070-32 BC, in the Great Court, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The statue wears a Nemes headdress and double crown, with crossed arms holding heka (crook) and nekhakha (flail). The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0377.jpg
  • Colossal statue of Ramesses II, 15m high, later usurped by Ramesses VI, 1143-36 BC and later by the high priest Pinedjem, 1070-32 BC, in the Great Court, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The statue wears a Nemes headdress and double crown, with crossed arms holding heka (crook) and nekhakha (flail). The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0376.jpg
  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus and false royal beard, 1403-1365 BC, New Kingdom, from Qurna, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This head was part of a colossal statue, one of a series decorating the funeral temple of the king in western Thebes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, detail, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1156.jpg
  • Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. He probably held a victory statuette and a spear. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In the centre is the colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of colossal Roman Statue, Amman Citadel, Jabal al-Qal'a, Amman, Jordan. This hand fragment belonged to a colossal statue from the Roman period and was found near the Temple of Hercules. The statue is estimated to have stood over 13 metres high making it one of the largest statues from Greco-Roman times. Due to the massiveness of the statue, the temple was attributed to Hercules who was renowned for his physical strength. Downtown Amman cityscape visible in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0583.jpg
  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0556.jpg
  • Statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. To her left is a relief of a god of the river Nile, in a scene of sema-tawy, the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal head of Amenhotep I, 2nd pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing a tall crown with a protective uraeus, 1525-04 BC, New Kingdom, from the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal head of Amenhotep I, 2nd pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing a tall crown with a protective uraeus, 1525-04 BC, New Kingdom, from the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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