This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...
It was made in the early 13th century B.C. and depicts the pharaoh Ramesses II, also called Ramesses the Great, who ruled from 1279 until 1213 B.C. The statue has traces of red, indicating that ...
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to walk through the doors of the Australian Museum’s new blockbuster ...
Tourists have had a long wait - over 20 years - to get a glimpse behind the doors of what is the largest archaeological ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) recently welcomed Mr. Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, and Mrs. Yuriko Koike, the Mayor of Tokyo, Japan, ...
Like Chen, more Chinese tourists are traveling to Egypt to explore the mysterious pyramids, temples, museums and the Nile ...
Who is Pharaoh Ramses II, the Great? According to history and the book, Ramesses II: Pharaoh of Glory by Kenneth Kitchen, Pharaoh Ramesses II ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He was one of ...
The sun rays once again penetrated the entrance of Aswan's iconic Abu Simbel Temple earlier on Tuesday in a captivating celestial phenomenon, illuminating the Ramses II statue and showcasing the ...
Let the ticker-tape billow. The colossal entry hall hosts a 36ft (11m), 83-ton, 3,200-year-old statue of the formidable pharaoh Ramesses II Credit: Shutterstock Because the GEM is not just 11 ...