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The Ramesseum 

this is the mortuary temple of the king Ramses 2nd , a small and peaceful temple 

The Ramseum

In this temple you see lots of statues of Ramsses 2nd, heads are broken by the time , 
the statues show the king in a mummy form .

Fallen statue

This fallen statue of Ramsess 2nd of granite , once was 17 mts. high , weigh approx. 1000 tons 

The Hypostyle Hall

Similar to that of Karnak , with it's higher columns in the center with open papyrus flower capital 
and the lower ones on the sides with bud capital . still catch really beautiful colors .

The graniries

The earliest arches in history. These arches were barrel shaped and used for storing funerary materials, worker possessions and were enormous storerooms of grain and corn.

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