The Great Temple of Abu Simbel is fronted by four giant figures of Ramses II. It is difficult to tell that they were once cut into a multitude of pieces as part of the relocation effort.

Abu Simbel’s solar alignment this week coincided with the 50th anniversary of the salvage and relocation of its temples ... the sun’s rays travel through the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel ...

Construction of the temple complex to commemorate ... location near the water. The relocation was a four year long undertaking. In 1968, the temples of Abu Simbel officially reopened, while ...

Entitled “Abu Simbel in the Eyes of Painters," a plastic art exhibition is to be organised at the footsteps of the temple where a ... 21 October but after the relocation it shifted one day.

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel The Great Temple of Abu Simbel There are two ... Interestingly this was kept as it is and not restored during the relocation process, originally an earthquake had caused ...

1274 BCE: Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple as a testament to himself, weaving tales of grand victories ...

1274 BCE: Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple as a testament to himself, weaving tales of grand victories ...

Ten of them, including the temple complexes of Philae, Kalabsha and Abu Simbel, were dismantled stone by stone and painstakingly rebuilt on higher ground. Four others were donated to the countries ...

Security services at the Abu Simbel Temple, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt, thwarted a British tourist’s attempt to bury his mother’s remains inside the temple on Sunday upon her request. Security at ...