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How tall are the colossal statues of Ramses II at the entrance to Abu Simbel’s main temple?
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Ramses II
A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the hair. Limestone bas-relief from Memphis, Egypt, 1290–24 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
The four colossal seated statues of Ramses II located at the entrance to the main temple at Abu Simbel are 66 feet (20 metres) tall.1