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| Egypt - miSr (in arabic) |
| Abu Simbel - Nasser lake |
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Abu Simbel was
carved out of the mountain on the west bank of the Nile between
1274 and 1244 BC, and the temple was dedicated to the gods
Ra-Harakhty, Amun and Ptah and to Ramses II. The facade is about
30m high and 35m wide. The statues in front are more than 20m
high. The second, temple of Hathor, is dedicated to Queen
Nefertari, Ramses II's beloved wife. The statues in front of the
entery are 10m high. Four are dedicated to Ramses II and two to
Nefertari. Inside both temples are great carvings and
inscriptions etc, but no photo please. When the big dam was
built, UNESCO started the big jog to cut the temples into smaller
pices and move them both up above the new sea-level. A big,
succesfull job we can see today.
(Click on the
thumbnails, and you will get a larger version)
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Nassar reached from Aswan and even further south into
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| Temple
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| Great temple of
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| Inscriptions
and sculptures on the outside temples walls |
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