<p>Encased in a specially-built cage, a statue of Ramses II is moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.</p>

Encased in a specially-built cage, a statue of Ramses II is moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, National Geographic

3,000-Year-Old Colossal Pharaoh Statue Moved to New Home

83-ton statue of Ramses II, ancient Egypt's greatest ruler, arrives at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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