Each temple was carefully sawed apart ... Here’s what you need to know about getting to Abu Simbel and how to best plan your day. Abu Simbel is a small village in the southernmost region ...

Finally they produced a carefully documented plan to cut the temple into chunks ... was built at Aswan to handle the traffic; an Aswan-Abu Simbel service went into operation with hydrofoil ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the most illustrious of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979.

At about 40 feet high and 98 feet long, the Small Temple stood aptly named in comparison to its twin. The desert eventually concealed Abu Simbel in its entirety, hiding it from history until it ...

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel The Great Temple of Abu Simbel There are two temples at Abu Simbel, the first one which is the bigger of the two is known as The Great Temple. This temple was built by ...

The solar alignment occurs on February 22 and October 22 each year, which are days associated with the agricultural and harvest seasons for the ancient Egyptians. Tourists admire the colossal ...

On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at the Abu Simbel Temple was obscured due to heavy clouds and weather fluctuations that enveloped the city since morning. Despite the ...