This interpretation is so off base. It’s a story of the significance of the artist relative to the king.

The statue doesn’t say what Ozymandias did in his time, but still represents him with a foul demeanor. He’s remembered for who he was as a person, not what he did with his antiquated kingdom.
Reposted from The Analyst
SHELLEY RECOGNISED HOW TYRANTS COME AND GO IN JUST A FEW WORDS FROM 1817,

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