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Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising of two massive rock Temples. The Twin Temples were originally carved out of the Mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses ll in the 13th Centuary BC, it was built as a monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemmorate his victory at the Battle of Dadesh. It was also to intimidate his Nubian neighbours.
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The complex consists of two temples. The larger one is dedicated to Ra-Harakhty, Ptah and Amun, Egypt's three state deities of the time, and features four large statues of Ramesses II in the facade...
In 1959 an international donations campaign to save the monuments of Nubia began: the southernmost relics of this ancient human civilization were under threat from the rising waters of the Nile tha...
With the passage of time, the temples fell into disuse and eventually became covered by sand. Already in the 6th century BC, the sand covered the statues of the main temple up to their knees. The t...
Construction of the temple complex started in approximately 1244 BC and lasted for circa 20 years, until 1224 BC. Known as the "Temple of Ramses, beloved by "Amun", it was one of six rock temples e...
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