The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, one of the most important landmarks of ancient Egypt. This temple includes four huge statues of King Ramses II, as it celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of his accession to the throne. The temple is made of rocks, and contains several rooms and scenes that tell the stories of King Ramesses II. The temple witnesses a unique event every year, when the sun's rays shine on Ramses' face inside the Holy of Holies on his birthday and coronation day.
Abu Simbel is an archaeological site located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is one of the “Nubian Monuments” sites included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Which starts from the direction of the river's flow from Abu Simbel to Philae (near Aswan).
The double temples were originally carved out of the mountains during the reign of King Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a permanent monument to him and Queen Nefertari, to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. However, in 1960 the complex of facilities was moved entirely to another location, on an artificial hill made of a dome structure, above the reservoir of the Aswan High Dam.
It was necessary to move the temples to avoid them being drowned during the construction of Lake Nasser, and a huge artificial water reservoir was formed after the construction of the High Dam in Aswan on the Nile River. Abu Simbel is still one of the best areas to attract tourism in Egypt.
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