Large carved seated statues of the pharaoh, Temple of Rameses II (Ramasses II) (Ramses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

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

Obelisk and Pylon of Ramesses II (Ramses the Great), Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

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

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

Statues of Ramses II (Ramses the Great), Karnak Temple, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

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

Giant statue of the great pharaoh Rameses II with the small statue of his daughter Bent'anta between his legs in the forecourt behind the first Pylon of the great Temple at Karnak near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the great pharaoh Rameses II with small statue of his daughter Bent'anta between his legs in the forecourt behind the first Pylon of the great Temple at Karnak, near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Close up of the head of a giant statue of the great pharaoh Rameses II outside the relocated Temple Rameses II at Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statues of Ramses II (Ramses the Great), outside the temple, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Giant statues of the great pharaoh Rameses II outside the relocated Temple of Rameses II at Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Buddha statues in Cave 2 (Cave of the Great Kings), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cave 2 (Cave of the Great Kings) (Temple of the Great Kings), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cave 2 (Cave of the Great Kings), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

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

Statues of Ramses II (Ramses the Great) outside his temple, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stained glass panel depicting Solomon at the Temple, showing a king and two workmen, one with a compass, made by Clayton and Bell, circa 1860, Stained Glass Museum in Ely Cathedral, Ely, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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