Luxor. This is the statue of Ramasses II, the Great at the entrance to the 4000 year old Temple of Karnak, the largest temple complex in the world, located on the River Nile at the city of Luxor previously known in the ancient world as Thebes. The grounds of the temple were also used as a film set for the James Bond movie the Spy Who Loved Me.

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This is the statue of Ramasses II, the Great at the entrance to the 4000 year old Temple of Karnak, the largest temple complex in the world, located on the River Nile at the city of Luxor previously known in the ancient world as Thebes. The grounds of the temple were also used as a film set for the James Bond movie the Spy Who Loved Me.

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Size: 3989px × 6000px
Location: Luxor, Egypt
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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