Cairo Attractions
Statue of Ramses II
Ramses II Statue
Discovered in 1882 during excavations, the statue of Pharaoh
Ramses II was cut into six pieces in the 1950s and moved to Ramses
Square in central Cairo where it stood for a further 50 years. In
2006 the statue moved to a new home near the Pyramids and the
Museum of Antiquities, as there were growing concerns that heavy
pollution was damaging the 3,200-year-old statue, which weighs 83
ton and stands 36 feet (11 metres) high. Ramses II, who ruled Egypt
for more than 60 years during the 19th dynasty of pharaohs, was one
of ancient Egypt's most prolific builders.
Address: Grand Egyptian Museum
