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  • Ramesseum

  • Ramesseum

    Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The temple was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.
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    Ramesseum
    by Olaf Tausch, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Ramesseum
    by Olaf Tausch, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Ramesseum
    by Olaf Tausch, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Ramesseum

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

    temple

    Ancient Temples

    Location

    Egypt

    Luxor

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    Second Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ancient Egyptians

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