The great Court of Ramesses II is 57 m long and 51 m wide. Seventy four papyrus columns, with bud capitals surround it and in the Northwest corner of the court there is a shrine to Thutmose III, while in the southern part of the court there are a number of standing colossal statues of Ramesses II. The court to the east is now partly occupied by the Mosque of al-Hajjaj.