Editing Heliopolis (ancient Egypt) (section)

==Present site==
[[File:Héliopolis. Plan des ruines et de l'enceinte de la ville (1809).jpg|thumb|Heliopolis map published in 1809, in the ''[[Description de l'Égypte]]'']]
The ancient city is currently located about {{convert|15|-|20|m|sp=us|0}} below the streets of the middle- and lower-class suburbs of [[El Matareya, Cairo|Al-Matariyyah]],<ref name = "Dobrowolska, 15"/> [[Ain Shams]], and [[Tel Al-Hisn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/744/fe1.htm |title=Al-Ahram Weekly &#124; Features &#124; City of the sun |publisher=Weekly.ahram.org.eg |date=2005-06-01 |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325171032/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/744/fe1.htm |archive-date=2013-03-25 }}</ref> in northern [[Cairo]]. The area is about {{convert|1.5|km|sp=us|0}} west of the [[Heliopolis (Cairo Suburb)|modern suburb which bears its name]].<ref name = "Dobrowolska, 15"/>

Some ancient city walls of crude brick can be seen in the fields, a few granite blocks bearing the name of [[Ramesses II]] remain, and the position of the great Temple of Ra-Atum is marked by the Al-Masalla obelisk. Archaeologists excavated some of its tombs in 2004.<ref name="egipto">{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.egiptomania.com/asade/novedades/descubrimientos4.htm |contribution=Pharonic tomb uncovered in Cairo, suburbs of Matariya |title=Egiptomania |date=26 August 2004 }}.</ref> In 2017, parts of a colossal statue of [[Psamtik I]] were found and excavated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/20/world/psamtik-colossus-cairo/index.html|title = Colossal statue of 'forgotten' pharaoh brought to life in 3D images| date=20 April 2018 }}</ref>