3,000-Year-Old Colossal Pharaoh Statue Moved to New Home 83-ton statue of Ramses II, ancient Egypt's greatest ruler, arrives at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

A colossal statue, possibly depicting Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, has emerged from a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb.

The missing upper half of a massive statue of King Ramses II has finally been discovered in the south of Egypt.

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his monumental achievements and military campaigns. Ramses II ascended to the ...

They include two rosy granite colossi of Senosert I, a 20-tonne red granite triad statue featuring Ramses II between deities Ptah and Sekhmet, and the top of a Hatshepsut obelisk, weighing 14 tonnes.

A colossal statue of King Ramses II found in the ancient city of Memphis now lords over the atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Tamir Soliman/Shutterstock When Dutch Egyptologist Huub Pragt found ...

The first on view is a red granite head of Ramses, eight feet tall, from a colossal statue. A label notes it was “reworked” from the statue of an earlier king.

Visitors in the Grand Hall of the museum, where a colossal statue of Ramses II – moved from downtown Cairo in 2006 – now stands. Planned openings have come and gone since 2012.

When it comes to 21st century notoriety, Ramses the Great – who reigned from 1279 through 1213 BCE – only has one serious rival, King Tutankhamun, Sullivan said. Ramses II made his mark with many ...

The joint archaeological mission between Egypt and the United States has brought to light the upper part of a colossal statue of the pharaoh Ramses II. The exploration, led by Dr. Basem Jihad of the ...