4th of a series on my 7-day stay in Egypt
A four-plus-hour drive,
Close to Sudanese border,
Worth all-day event.
A temple complex,
King Ramses II’s legacy,
To celebrate him.
About Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is a small village where Pharaoh Ramses II had built a temple complex to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Within the complex are two temples – the Grand Temple and the Small Temple. The Grand Temple showcases carvings and hieroglyphics that indicate homage to several ancient Egyptian gods, along with a record of Ramses II’s noteworthy life events. The Small Temple is dedicated to Ramses II’s favorite wife, Queen Nefertari.
The temples were relocated about 200 meters further inland and 65 meters higher up in 1964 to save them from going under the Nile River due to High Dam. The Abu Simbel temples are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (as of 1979).
Inside the Grand Temple
Next day:
Nile River
To see the beginning:
1st day: Old Cairo
2nd day: Giza/Cairo
3rd day: Aswan
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Did you bring back home some of that sacred godly sand? 😀
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It’s frowned upon to even think of bringing home anything from nature there.
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That’s fascinating!
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Standing right before these structures, the feelings must be hard to explain.
Am I right?
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True dat!
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