Tomb of Ramses III (KV 11)

Ramses II and His Ramesseum

Ramses II (also known as User-Maat-Ra) left his mark with his big temple, the Ramesseum. Located near the Nile, this was part of his funerary complex. Unlike his well preserved temples at Karnak and Abu Simbel, the Ramesseum has been weathered by time, its restoration shows the fallen statues that inspired Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias and there are also another tombs in luxor which you should visit such as Tomb of Seti I which knwon as the best tomb in the valley and Tomb of Ramses VI (KV9) which is the grandest tomb in the valley of kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun KV (62) which is one of the smaalest in the valley and Tuthmosis III ( KV 34) which deeps in the hils Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II

Architectural Layout and Design

The Ramesseum is traditional with two courts, hypostyle halls, a sanctuary and ancillary chambers. What makes it different is the inclusion of an older temple dedicated to Ramses II’s mother, Tuya. You enter through the northeast corner into the second court and then to the impressive pylons with reliefs of Ramses II’s military campaigns and also Tomb of Amenhotep II ( KV 35) which ruled egypt around 1400 BC and Tomb of Horemheb ( KV 57) where it is famous for its bas relief and Tomb of Merenptah ( KV 8) which is the second largest valley of the kings and Tomb of Ramsis IV ( KV 2 ) which is near the entrance of valley of kings

Statues and Relics

Among the debris are fragments of giant statues including the Colossus of Ramses II the very statue that inspired Shelley’s poem about mortality and power. The temple also has the remains of the great hypostyle hall with ancient astronomical hieroglyphs and wall carvings of royal rituals also there are another countries you can visit during your stay Egypt Tours provide you with many suggestions also you can travel with your family and spend quality time with them Egypt Family Tours give you many offers to choose from and also if you want to be in a private tour we can provide this for you through Egypt Private Tours give you also many offers to choose from and also we have safari tours if you want to try and book it you can do this through Egypt Safari Tours provide you numerous suggestions to choose from and also there are tours for women only you can book it also through Egypt Women Tours give you also many recommendations to choose from and also there are nile cruises you should visit during your stay such as Nile Cruise Luxor Aswan provide you numerous suggestions and Dahabiya Nile Cruise and Nile Cruise Aswan to Luxor give you many offers to choose form and Nile Cruise Holidays give you also many recommendations to choose from