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This tomb is the longest and the deepest and also the most beautiful in the valley of the kings with an impressive 100 meters of fully carved corridors and chambers deep into the mountain and almost 116 meters of a partially excavated tunnel, it's entrance was found under Seti I sarcophagus.
parts of this tomb can be found in the louvre, Florence and Berlin museums it was removed by Champollion and Rossellini causing damage to the tomb. while the Sarcophagus itself was taken by Henry salt the British consul in the early 1800s and it's currently on display in London.
King Seti is the son of Ramesses the First who initiated the 19th dynasty which was one of the most powerful dynasties in ancient Egypt , his son is Ramesses the second, one of the greatest kings of the new kingdom and the owner of the impressive Abu Simble Temple in the far southern entrance of Egypt.
The site is closed from public visits due to damage and excavations inside the tomb tunnel.
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