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Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramesses II)
A colossus of Ramesses II, over 60 feet high, lies broken at the Ramesseum.
19th Dynasty, Ramesses II (13th c BCE)
A granite colossus of about 1,000 tons was raised by Bronze Age workers. Are we underrating ancient organisation?
Photo: Steve F-E-Cameron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons