A 3,000-Year-Old Giant Was Found Here… 🤯🇪🇬

Standing inside the Mit Rahina Museum in Egypt is one of the most impressive statues of Pharaoh Ramses II. 🤯🇪🇬 The colossal limestone statue was discovered at the ancient site of Memphis, the historic capital of Ancient Egypt. Today, it lies inside the open-air museum at Mit Rahina, where visitors can see the enormous scale and remarkable craftsmanship of the statue up close. The museum itself was established at the archaeological site to preserve and display the remains and discoveries of ancient Memphis. Ramses II ruled Egypt for more than six decades and became one of the most famous pharaohs in Egyptian history. But seeing his enormous statue lying here gives you a completely different sense of just how powerful monumental art was in Ancient Egypt. More than 3,000 years later, Ramses II is still standing as one of the most recognizable figures of the ancient world. 🏛️🇪🇬 Would you want to see this statue in person? Follow for more incredible monuments, discoveries, mysteries, and stories from Ancient Egypt and the ancient world.#RamsesII #RamessesII #Ramesses #Ramses #MitRahina #MemphisEgypt #AncientMemphis #AncientEgypt #Egypt #Pharaoh #EgyptianPharaoh #EgyptianHistory #AncientEgyptianArt #EgyptianStatues #AncientStatues #Egyptology #Archaeology #AncientHistory #AncientCivilizations #HistoryShorts