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TEMPLE OF ABU SIMBEL is sensational! It lies about 175 miles from Aswan after the Egyptian government undertook a major reconstruction (in association with UNESCO) in 1968 & moved the two speos of Ramesses II & Nefertari to the current site. The gigantic rock was cut into sections, dismantled & then reconstructed on the summit of the Libyan mountains which overlooks the Nile River.
Now, to get an idea of perspective. The southern speos with a facade of 4 colossal statues of Ramesses II measures 108 ft high & 125 ft wide. The main reason why this has to be moved to higher ground was because of flooding caused by the building of Aswan High Dam. The original site is now submerged.
Another interesting fact that made this move more scientific than it actually is can be found in the "local custom tips" section of this page. Please check it out if you are interested in finding out the answer. |
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AlbuqRay Thu Jul 1, 2004 03:14 UTC
Did you go inside the artificial mountain? That is pretty amazing construction in itself. | trotador Sun Nov 23, 2003 02:59 UTC
You got nice pics inside the Temple. Good info. | patrikske Sun Jul 20, 2003 00:35 UTC
Really impressive, the Temple of Abu Simbel !! GREAT page ! | socrates_07 Wed Jun 25, 2003 12:16 UTC
Not only the Temple of Abu Simbel is sensationel... your page is great as well!! |
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