19th Century photograph of Thebes, Egypt

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From Views of the Entire World by John L Stoddard, published circa 1898. Stoddard (1850-1931) travelled the world between 1874 & 1884 & on his return delivered lectures throughout North America which were later published in the 1890's under a variety of titles. Info from the supreme council of antiquities website: The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of the great warrior king Ramesses II. One of the largest and best-preserved of these temples, this "Mansion of Millions of Years" contains the fallen colossus that inspired Percy Bysshe Shelleys poem, Ozymandias.

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Size: 5946px × 4740px
Location: Thebes, Egypt
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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