Situation: Closed temporarily
Ramses 3, was the son of not of Ramses 2, as many expect, but of Seth-nakht,founder of the 20th dyn, and was farao in the 20th Dynasty, while Ramses 2 ( the great) was farao of the 19th dynasty. The reason why he called himself after Ramses the great was out of respect and admiration for this great farao, and he wanted to follow in his footsteps.
He built the great funerary temple of Medinet Habu which is in fact the last great traditional of Egypt temples.
Entrance LE12 for 3 tombs, since June 2003 its no longer allowed to take pictures
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