Ramesses II is the most vigorous builder…
1341 BCE to 1198 BCE
Ramesses II is the most vigorous builder to wear the double crown of Egypt.
Nearly half the temples remaining in Egypt date from his reign.
Some of his constructions include his mortuary tem-ple at Thebes, popularly known as the Ramesseum; the huge hypostyle hall at Karnak, the rock-hewn temple at Abu Simbel (Abu Sunbul); and his new capital city of Pi Ramesses.
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The Near and Middle East
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