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Ramesseum
Sign in to saveThe Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"). It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor.
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- Ancient site.name
- Ramesseum
- Ancient site.image
- 250px
- Ancient site.caption
- Aerial view of Thebes' Ramesseum, showing pylons and secondary buildings
- Ancient site.map_type
- Egypt
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
- Ancient site.region
- Upper Egypt
- Ancient site.type
- Sanctuary
- Ancient site.part_of
- Theban Necropolis
- Ancient site.builder
- Ramesses II
- Ancient site.built
- 13th century BC
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- i, iii, vi
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1979 (3rd session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 87
- Ancient site.designation1_free1name
- Region
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- Elevation
- 85
- Image
- Ramesseum, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 08.jpg
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- Second courtyard
- Ramesseum king list
- Storage
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- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"). It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor.
It is the second largest temple in Egypt, occupying an area of .
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