Inside Abu Simbel, Egypt.
The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel in
Nubia, southern Egypt. They are situated on the western bank of Lake
Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan. The complex is part of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run
from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin
temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign
of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE, as a lasting monument to
himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at
the Battle of Kadesh. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety
in 1968, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above
the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being
submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial
water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the
Nile River.
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Inside Abu Simbel, Egypt.
The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel in Nubia, southern Egypt. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel in Nubia, southern Egypt. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River.
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