Abu Simbel

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ABU SIMBEL

Abu Simbel is an ancient temple carved out of sandstone cliff which built during the reign of Egyptian king Ramesse II. It has set an iconic example of ancient Egyptian art located near southern Egypt near Nile river.


The temple were unknown to the outside world until their rediscovery in 1813 by the swiss researcher Johann Ludwig Burckhardt and first explored by Egyptologist Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817



The seated figures of Ramasee are 66 feet. His wife and childrens can be seen in small figures by his feet.  The temple itself dedicated to sun god Amon re and Re Horakhte.  consist of three consecutive halls extending 185 feet into the cliff.



The temples are also aligned with east so that twice a year on 21 February and 21 October the sun shines directly into the sanctuary of the great temple and illuminate the statue of  Ramesses and Amun

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