is dominated by a colossal statue of Ramses II, which stood for half a century at a traffic circle in downtown Cairo before being painstakingly transported to the new museum site in 2006.

“Such larger-than-life figures were previously only known here in Frangissa made from terracotta, including the famous ‘Colossus of Tamassos’ in the Cyprus Museum exhibition.” The site ...

I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex ... I was greeted by one of the museum’s many showstoppers: a 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II, widely regarded as the most ...

Plus, a look at the Grand Egyptian Museum ... traveled to the colossal complex and was greeted by one of its many showstoppers: a 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II. Other highlights included ...

Walking into the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), one of the first things you'll see is a 36-foot-tall, 82-ton granite statue of Ramesses II, a mighty ... in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard ...

The museum is located just one mile north of the Great Pyramids of Giza, offering visitors an unparalleled experience. As they enter, they are greeted by a monumental 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses ...

and European scholars and enthusiasts flocked to see not only the pyramids at Giza but also the colossal Ramses II statues carved into the cliffs at Abu Simbel and the royal tombs in Luxor’s ...

The museum's Grand Hall and Grand Staircase are open, featuring the Hanging Obelisk and the colossal statue of King Ramesses II, the Victory Column of King Merneptah, and the statues of a Ptolemaic ...

Walking into the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), one of the first things you’ll see is a 36-foot-tall, 82-ton granite statue of Ramesses II, a mighty Egyptian pharaoh ... When it was rediscovered in 1922 ...

A researcher believes he has found hidden messages on a 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian obelisk that is now in Paris.

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt in this handout image released on ...