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Photos from Abu Simbel, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa - page 5

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Moving the temples
Side view of both temples
Graffiti from the 1800s
The Great Temple
Nefetari’s temple
Tourists
The Great Temple
Walk like an Egyptian
All dressed up
the lock fits two boats
they even followed us into the lock
Tablecloth- genuine Egyptian cotton
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Le temple d'une vie : Ramses adulte à gauche, et vieillard à droite
Le temple dans la montagne : Abou Simbel
Temple de Nefertari, 'sa plus belle femme'
Ramses II, assis d'égal à égal avec le dieu suprême Amon
The colossal Ramsis statues show him at different ages
Ramsis wife mother children Horus and cartouche
In the far distance are the two colossal Temples now set in a duplicated cliff face at Abu Simbel
Ramsis and at his feet wife, mother and son plus Horus the falcon god
carrying an ankh in the Ramsis temple Abu Simbel
Sanctuary entrance at the feet of Ramsis II
At the very top of the Temple Facade is a row of Baboons
Inside the Temple entrance hall with 8 Ramsis Osirid statues.
The imposing facade and entrance to Ramsis Temple is over 65 ft or 20 metres tall
The Abu Simbel monuments were rescued from the rising waters when the Aswan High Dam was being built
Nearby is the lesser Hathor Temple dedicated to his favorite wife Nefertari by Ramsis II
The Temple of Ramsis II dominates the site
A curious sight, natural pyramid shapes are scattered across the sand
Petrified rocks
The desert landscape mile after mile hour after hour
Nubian patterns and a chair with no seat bottom or back. very charming
These petrified rocks were unearthed during construction of the rest stop.
A circle of petrified rock sits in the middle of the floor
Arched entrance from the desert to the rest stop
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