Memphis

Located about 9 miles south of Cairo, Memphis is the Greek name for the administrative capital of ancient Egypt. The city is thought to have been founded by the first king, Menes, who is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time around 3100 BC.


This colossal limestone statue of Rameses II, missing its legs and lying on its back, is a twin to the statue erected in the centre of Midan Rameses in Cairo. It measures about thirteen metres so it must have been really impressive when it was standing.