Abydos. The Temple of Ramsess II.

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أبيدوس

In 300 meters from the Temple of the Kings, built by Seti I, on the western side of the Beni-Mansur settlement, there are ruins of of the Temple of Ramsess II, the son of the Pharaoh Seti I.

For the first time the Temple of Ramsess II was discovered during the archaeological mission of the French egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Until that time, the Temple of Ramses II and other ancient buildings of Abydos were unknown.

For the present time, the walls of the Temple survived only up to a height of about 2 meters. They were decorated with colored bas-reliefs of historical scenes and scenes from mythology.The survived fragments of these artworks we can see on the remains of the ancient walls of the Temple.

The building material for the construction of the temple was limestone, red granite (doorways), sandstone (columns), gypsum (decorations inside the Temple.)

A high level of technique and professionalism of the ancient egyptian artists is impressive, especially concerning the work with superhard material - basalt.

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