The mortuary temple here belongs to Ramesses II — and with his inimitable style, he has writ his name large on the structure here.

Ramesses III ruled in the 20th Dynasty, the first in a series of pharaohs named after Ramesses II the Great. Ramesses III is the builder of the temple at Medinet Habu, as well,

This tomb is long, straight, and very deep. Ramesses IX, another of the many pharaohs of the Ramessid Dynasty (the 20th Dynasty), built this tomb just near the entrance to the valley.

The tomb of Seti II is rarely visited — it lies at the end of the wadi and is often overlooked by hordes of tourists flocking to see Tut’s tomb. It was used for storage and as a restoration area during the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Merenptah, the 14th son of Ramesses II is buried in KV 8. He did not attain the throne until he was in his fifties, since his father outlived the first thirteen of his sons and rule well into his 90s.

Tausert (who may or may not have been a pharaoh in her own right) is bured in oneof the longest tombs in the valley. She was the wife of Set II from the 19th Dynasty. Like many of the others, this tomb has been open since antiquity.

This tomb (#34) is in a separate narrow canyon and up a long, narrow stairway to the entrance. This is one of the oldest tombs in the valley.

KV5 is the tomb of the sons of Ramses II and may be the largest tomb in the web Bank, but it lay undiscovered for centuries, fille with rubble and sand that has washed through the valley.