Floodlit temple facade and colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Colossi of Ramses II, floodlit, Great Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Two giant statues known as the Colossi of Memnon carved to represent the pharaoh Amenhotep III of the dynasty XVIII, West bank of the River Nile, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Two giant statues known as the Colossi of Memnon carved to represent the pharaoh Amenhotep III of the dynasty XVIII, West bank of the River Nile,Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Pylon of Ramesses ll with the Eastern Obelisk and the Two Colossi of the King seated on his Throne, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Floodlit colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), seated statues on facade of temple, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

The six standing colossal statues honoring Hathor the Goddess of Music and Love and Ramses II's wife, Nefertari in front of the Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

The four colossi of Ramesses II at the entrance of the the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt