Inside the Temple entrance hall with 8 Ramsis Osirid statues.

There is a clear view from the entrance directly to the Sanctuary wall at the innermost Temple. Here on two days each year the rising dawn sunlight floods the Sanctuary, illuminating three of the four god figures seated there. Only one, Ptah of the Underworld, must never be illuminated. This has happened for over 3200 years.

Astonishing Abu Simbel, from Ramsis II to UNESCO

November 20th 2017
The Ramsis and Hathor Temples at Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel is a Nubian town in Southern Egypt near the Sudan. There is no way to avoid one simple fact - Abu Simbel is all about Pharaoh Ramsis II. Born 1303 BC died 1213 BC at the age of 91. He ruled for 69 years. His colossal figures tower above his wife in the temple he built to honour her, even over the God Horus of whom he was the livi ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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