Tomb of Ramesses III
Ramesses III ruled in the family 20, the first of a series of pharaohs named Ramses the Great. Ramses III is the builder of the Temple of Habu, and also, trying to restore the glories of the first dynasty.
The tomb has been open since antiquity, but the fir was explored in modern times in 1768. Belzoni removed the sarcophagus.
It is often referred to as a graveyard "for guitarists" Due to the blind guitarist two scenes in the corridors. Many of the brightly colored finishes are still .. Most of the walls decroated secular scenes, such as the tombs of the nobles, instead of the entries in the books of the dead or the other.
Style of the tomb is typical - a long corridor slighly compensation. The main focus of the tomb suppp was right - but the workers struck the tomb chambers Amenemesses' was to change the angle to avoid it. At this point, it was building a tomb for Setnakht (the first ruler of the dynasty, 20th). Ramses III, and continued to work after taking a short detour to avoid the grave of another.
Corridor leads to the third axis of the ritual and a room for four columns. Beyond that is another corridor, and the burial chamber. Burial chamber and the small rooms off each corner and one long, narrow corridors at the rear.
At the entrance there are two Hathor-headed coloumns unique in Valleyof Kings. Equipment, very few were found in the cemetery, as he had been robbed several times in the museum. Since the tomb is very damaged, the deepest and most rooms are not open to tourists. Is only part of the tomb, and - carrying a torch.