Egypt
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=6446
The 80-ton pink granite statue of Ramesses II, originally from Memphis but currently located outside the Cairo Station, is covered in scaffolding in preparation for a move to a new location south of the city next year. It has suffered from pollution damage and is being examined for internal cracks prior to a logistical exercise that will cost around £1million UKP.
- Stone Man Walking
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7096Summary of the Ramesses II twin of the Mit Rahina statue being moved from the square beside the railway station to a new and less polluted location in Giza. It has been unexpected but super to see the...
- 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...
- 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,...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- Discovery Channel's Latest Egyptology Offerings
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=12531 Discovery frequently create and air programmes about Egyptology, which are sold on to other channels as well, and therefore receieve a very wide audience world-wide....
Egypt
Pollution forces Egypt to move statue of god-king
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=6446
The 80-ton pink granite statue of Ramesses II, originally from Memphis but currently located outside the Cairo Station, is covered in scaffolding in preparation for a move to a new location south of the city next year. It has suffered from pollution damage and is being examined for internal cracks prior to a logistical exercise that will cost around £1million UKP.
- Stone Man Walking
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7096Summary of the Ramesses II twin of the Mit Rahina statue being moved from the square beside the railway station to a new and less polluted location in Giza. It has been unexpected but super to see the...
- 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...
- 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,...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- Discovery Channel's Latest Egyptology Offerings
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=12531 Discovery frequently create and air programmes about Egyptology, which are sold on to other channels as well, and therefore receieve a very wide audience world-wide....