Egypt
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- A Quiet, Safe Place For The Pharaoh?
Egyptian Gazette N.B. story will expire in the next few days on the above address The transport of the giant granite statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, from Ramses Square, downtown Cairo on August 25, 2006, where it stood for more than 50...
- Ramesses In Custody
Egypt Daily Star News There's a rather sad photograph on the above page, showing the statue of Ramesses II in its new location awaiting the construction of the new Grand Museum of Egypt (the most recent estimate for which I have seen is 2010). Here's...
- Ramesses Ii - On The Move At Last
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5282414.stm The statue of Ramesses II is on the move in Cairo: "It is being moved overnight to a site near the pyramids outside Cairo. Tens of thousands of people have been watching the colossus move through...
- Google Earth Tracks Journey Of Ramses
http://tinyurl.com/gddyw (int.iol.co.za) "Google Earth mapped the route for a colossal statue of ancient Egypt's powerful warrior king, Ramses II, from congested Cairo to a new home near the pyramids.Google Earth, owned by the world's top Internet...
- Ramesses Moving Tomorrow
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Egypt/10062370.htmlThe statue of Ramesses II will be moved tomorrow, on an Egyptian public holiday, from its over-polluted home and will be installed in its new Giza location on Friday: "Sayed Hamdan, a roving photographer,...
Egypt
More re Cairo Ramesses move
http://tinyurl.com/gofwu (localnewswatch.com)
"A giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II will be moved next month from a congested square in downtown Cairo to a more serene home near the Great Pyramids in a bid to save it from corrosive pollution, Egypt‘s antiquities chief said Monday. The 125-ton statue — a popular feature on postcards and guide books — will become part of a new museum about a mile from the pyramids. Contractors plan to transport a replica next week, as a test. If all goes well, the real thing will make its way through the sprawling city Aug. 25 . . . . Once moved, it will be renovated as its new home is built. The museum, which also will house King Tutankhamun‘s mummy and other treasures, is not expected to open for at least five years."
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The same story is covered by the Scotsman at:
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1077342006
- A Quiet, Safe Place For The Pharaoh?
Egyptian Gazette N.B. story will expire in the next few days on the above address The transport of the giant granite statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, from Ramses Square, downtown Cairo on August 25, 2006, where it stood for more than 50...
- Ramesses In Custody
Egypt Daily Star News There's a rather sad photograph on the above page, showing the statue of Ramesses II in its new location awaiting the construction of the new Grand Museum of Egypt (the most recent estimate for which I have seen is 2010). Here's...
- Ramesses Ii - On The Move At Last
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5282414.stm The statue of Ramesses II is on the move in Cairo: "It is being moved overnight to a site near the pyramids outside Cairo. Tens of thousands of people have been watching the colossus move through...
- Google Earth Tracks Journey Of Ramses
http://tinyurl.com/gddyw (int.iol.co.za) "Google Earth mapped the route for a colossal statue of ancient Egypt's powerful warrior king, Ramses II, from congested Cairo to a new home near the pyramids.Google Earth, owned by the world's top Internet...
- Ramesses Moving Tomorrow
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Egypt/10062370.htmlThe statue of Ramesses II will be moved tomorrow, on an Egyptian public holiday, from its over-polluted home and will be installed in its new Giza location on Friday: "Sayed Hamdan, a roving photographer,...