Temple of Pharaoh Ramses II
Abu Sir and Abu Gorab - The Places

The Temples of Pharaoh Ramses II shows how this area was still being used, or at the very least, was still respected as a Necropolis over 1,000 years later. It was located approximately 500 meters to the Southeast of the Abu Sir Pyramids.
The vital statistics of the Temple are:
- 52 meters long
- 32 meters wide
- Dedicated to the Solar Deities: God Ra, God Amun and Goddess Nekhbet
- Large Forecourt which was substantially built with mudbrick and painted blue
- 10 Limestone Columns surrounded the inside of the Forecourt Walls
- Behind the Forecourt was a ramp leading to the Inner Sanctuary which had 3 Chambers for the Deities
- Surrounded by Storage Buildings
