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King Menes was the ruler responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

Memphis, situated at the head of the Nile Delta, was a majestic city in its days. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphi

Opening hours at the open-air museum. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

Ptah was the chief Memphite god. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom. [Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt]

The cartouche of Rameses II can be seen on his belt.[Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt]

This giant limestone statue of Rameses II is the showpiece [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

This sphinx is believed to date to the 19th Dynasty. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

We bid farewell to the Temple of Ptah. [Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]

[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]