Ramsses II to relocate temporarily to Giza Plateau
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Ramsses II to relocate temporarily to Giza Plateau


http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o071124h.htm
"The giant statue of Ramses II will finally say farewell to its current noisy, fumy and bustling location in Cairo's most crowded square to rest in the Giza Plateau's Saqqara area, said Zahi Hawas, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities".
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