Ramesses II Statue

Ramesses II Statue

econd Movement of the Statue

In the early hours of 25 August, 2005, a parade for the transporting of the Great Statue of Ramesses II, in one of Cairo's Biggest Squares to the New Grand Museum near the Pyramids of Giza. This is the second trip the King makes after coming from his original Site of discovery 52 years ago, and stayed near the Cairo Train station. The trip took 9 hours, and reached his location on 10 am.

According to the hieroglyphic scripts on the statue, Ramesses the Second was Horus, king of North and south Egypt lived over 3300 years ago.

Dr. Zahi Hawass Said that it was time for the King to move home, due to the high pollution levels in the air affecting the statue, and restorations cannot be done anymore.

Public impact

The process witnessed an unexpected numbers of Egyptians. It is said that this was the second largest concentration of Egyptians after the Umm Kulthum Funeral. Over a million Egyptians were watching the event while some were crying, and others were singing the Egyptian National Anthem.

External links

*http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1A444348-8BE4-4660-B2E9-BE08E095C91F.htm


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