“Egypt 🇪🇬 ~Ramesseum Temple”

The Ramesseum Temple is located on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor. It originally served as the mortuary temple of Ramses II, whose 67 year rule saw the creation of many fabulous public buildings and architectural wonders.

Arguably the most famous Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, Ramses II is perhaps the greatest monument builder in the history of Dynastic Egypt.

I’ve now seen my third amazing structure or statue in Egypt! Not that all of the ancient sites aren’t super fantastic, but the Pyramids in Giza really make an impression, right along with the famous Sphinx, but now, this dog statue is in my top three. It is not a large statue, but everything about it is just sweet and perfect.
The ancient Egyptians called the temple the “million year temple” due to its huge surface area. The structures covers over 19,000 sq miles. It is also home to a gigantic statues of Ramses II that was built on site in ancient time. The huge complex, which was dedicated to the god Amun, took 20 years and tens of thousands of workers to build.
This temple was constructed to serve two purposes. The temple was publicly constructed to enable the ancient Egyptians to practice their religious rituals, including prayer and ritual offerings to the gods. It was also, and perhaps more so, built to demonstrate the greatness of the Pharaoh and his political and military achievements.
This temple played host to two huge stone statues of Ramses II which was 62 feet high and weighs over 1000 tons. All these statues have since collapsed, but sections of them, including the heads and shoulders can be viewed in the complex.
The hypostyle hall of the Ramesseum Temple is supported with huge columns. The capitals of these columns are still in such a good shape that the visitor can view their colors and decorations that represent scenes from the Upper and Lower kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
The most remarkable aspect of the Ramesseum Temple is perhaps the Oriside Columns; statues of Ramses II incarnating Osiris, the god of the underworld. These figures, arms crossed bearing the crook and fail, mark the funerary nature of the temple

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