Ramesses II: Egypt’s greatest pharaoh?
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The Importance of Ramesses' Rain
The King's Memorial Temple on the West Bank of Luxor was built during Ramesses' second rain. The Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak still remains one of the outstanding glories of ancient Egyptian architecture. And then a whole series of extraordinary temples down in Nubia, including two dedicated to Ramesses himself and his first wife, Nefertari.
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