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The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III is approached by three gatehouses or pylons. The first pylon leads into an open courtyard, lined with colossal statues of Ramesses III as Osiris on one side, and uncarved columns on the other.

The second pylon leads into a peristyle hall, again featuring columns in the shape of Ramesses. This leads up a ramp  and through a columned portico to the third pylon, and then into the large hypostyle hall.  Reliefs show the encounters of Egyptian armies with the sea peoples, and foreign captives are portrayed from battles with Syria and Nubia.

This albumen print taken by Francis Frith in 1857 clearly shows some of the reliefs covering the gateway to the Palace of Ramesses III.