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Statues of Ramesses II at the magnificent ruins of the Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel in Egypt. Built on the west bank of the River Nile between 1274 and 1244 BC, it was largely seen as a monument constructed by the pharoh to glorify himself.