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The Antiquities Ministry is conducting restoration work on a 10.8-meter-tall colossus of King Ramses II that stood in the Karnak Temple Complex<\/strong>, writes Nevine El-Aref for Ahram Online<\/a>. It was damaged by an earthquake in the fourth century AD. Restoration work is expected to be done within two months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Antiquities Ministry is conducting restoration work on a 10.8-meter-tall colossus of King Ramses II that stood in the Karnak Temple Complex, writes Nevine El-Aref for Ahram Online. It was damaged by an earthquake in the fourth century AD. 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