Abu+Simbel

=Historical Background= · It is located in Abu Simbel in [|Nubia], southern [|Egypt]

· The complex is part of the [|UNESCO] list of world cultural monuments.

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· The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of [|Pharaoh] [|Ramesses II] in the 13th century BC, ======

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· It was [|relocated] in its entirety in 1968, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the [|Aswan High Dam] reservoir. ======

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· The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of [|Lake Nasser] , ====== =**Characteristics**= · It refers to two massive rock [|temples] . · They were made and built in a pure rock · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Abu Simbel remains one of Egypt's top <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|tourist attractions] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.

· With the passage of time, the temples fell into disuse and eventually became covered by sand until 1813, when [|Swiss] orientalist [|JL Burckhardt] found the top [|frieze] of the main temple. · It was dedicated to the gods <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Amun], <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Ra-Horakhty] , and <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Ptah] , as well as to the deified Rameses himself. · It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned in such a way that on October 21 and February 21 the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures, except for the statue of <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Ptah], the god connected with the <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Underworld] , who always remained in the dark.

=Floor Plan=

=Important People= · <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Amun], <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Ra-Horakhty] the god , and <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Ptah] the godesses , as well as to the deified  <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Pharaoh] [|Ramesses II] the pharao of egypt.

Importants Places

· Abu Simbel in <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Nubia], southern <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Egypt] · the <span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Aswan High Dam] reservoir. · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Lake Nasser] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">,