Abu Simbel is one of the most famous temples of ancient Egypt, built by Ramses II along the southern border of his kingdom. But its design was more than just impressive architecture. In this video, we ...

Twice a year at dawn, a shaft of sunlight cuts through Abu Simbel’s Great Temple to light three statues—and in doing so turns a tourist spectacle into evidence of ancient astronomical engineering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 1966, the results of three-years of dismantling the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt lie ...

In 1960, a new dam on the Nile threatened Ramses II’s temples at Abu Simbel and other ancient treasures. Here's how the world saved them. Photographed in 1966, faces of three of four colossal statues ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the most illustrious of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979.

This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the ...

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