3000 years old… The BIGGEST GRANITE STATUE IN THE WORLD.  How did they cut the stone?
Feb 15, 2026 #archaeology #history
Today I walked into the Grand Egyptian Museum and came face to face with one of the most powerful statues ever carved in the ancient world.
Standing beneath the towering granite figure of Ramesses II, you realize this isn’t just a statue… it’s a message carved in stone. Over 3,200 years old, created around 1250 BCE, this colossal king has survived empires, invasions, and the collapse of entire civilizations.
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You gotta be kidding me. Look how big that is. That is like 1,200 tons.
Heck yeah, guys. We're going in the most epic museum in the world. And I see some dogs.
I'm almost more excited to see the dogs. Just kidding. Look at this. It is giant.
Look at the pups. Look at the old boys enjoying the sunshine. Look at that guy. He's happy.
Dang. Look at the giant statue.
Guys, so this giant statue behind me was over 2,000 tons when they moved it before they carved it.
And this thing is 3,000 years old. It's all granite. It's one of the most amazing things
ever made on the planet. Wow. I want to look at this for a long time.
Look at the fine detail. Wow. This is like 1,000 tons. What is that thing on their head?
It's like some kind of device. Antenna. Look at the detail just on the feet.
So this is rose granite, some of the hardest stone on the entire planet.
And people say it was all carved with bronze. You gotta be kidding me. Look how big that is.
That is like 1,200 tons. Wow. They had some sort of machine for carving stone.
Can't get over this headdress thing and the fine lines.
Look how polished the granite is. That is crazy. Wow. Look how polished it is on the legs.
After 3,000 years. That is insane.