He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

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Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the ...

building facades and streets surrounding the exhibition hall were decorated with an image of the wooden coffin of King Ramses II. The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, and ...

including the wooden coffin of King Ramses II from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Visitors can see an array of statues, gold jewelry, cosmetic tools, and painted coffins.