He built the rock temples of Abu Simbel and his own mortuary temple at Thebes. The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

The temples of Ramses II and Nefertari were carved into the rock. Abu Simbel is located on the Nile, about 300 kilometres south of Aswan. Read also: Historic human painting found at Portugal's ...

During a diving expedition in the Nile River, archaeologists in Egypt discovered rock carvings ... a number of important temples are located nearby. These include Abu Simbel, a site that has ...