The project took just over four years. The temples of Abu Simbel were officially reopened in 1968 while the sacred site they had occupied for more than 3,000 years disappeared beneath Lake Nasser.

Abu Simbel consists of two temples: one dedicated to the New Kingdom king Ramses II and the second belongs to his beloved wife Queen Nefertari. The one dedicated to King Ramses II is described by ...

In this photo taken on Dec. 1, 1965, a large interior pillar is lifted by crane after it had been cut free during the massive international operation to save the ancient Abu Simbel temples from ...

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel and the nearby Temple of Hathor, also hewn from desert rock and towering more than 30m into the blue sky surrounding it, were discovered protruding from the sands in ...

There are two temples at Abu Simbel, the first one which is the bigger of the two is known as The Great Temple. This temple was built by Egyptian king Ramses II, referred to as “ the beloved of Amun ” ...

The Great Temples of Rameses II This visit of several days was articulated around the ten monuments added since 1979 to the UNESCO World Heritage List: The temples of Rameses II in Abu Simbel; Amada; ...

With its entrance blocked by an impassable barrier of sand, the temple complex Abu Simbel was left untouched for several thousand years until Italian engineer Giovanni Belzoni arrived in 1817 ...

The tourist confirmed that his mother had asked him to bury her remains in Egypt upon her death, so the son traveled to Egypt to fulfill her wish at the Abu Simbel Temple. Police were notified of the ...

The whole world will celebrate the golden jubilee of Abu Simbel temple salvage operation at its footsteps next week Nevine El-Aref , Tuesday 16 Feb 2016, Views:11970 A painter before the Abu ...