Temples Of Abu Simbel
| Temples of Abu Simbel | ||
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| Temple of Ancient Egypt | ||
 View of the facade of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel . | ||
| Time | New Kingdom | |
| Manufacturer | Ramses II | |
| Contact | 22 20 '00 "North 31 37 '00 "East / 22.3333, 31.6166 | |
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The temples of Abu Simbel Grand Temple The great temple is a hmispos originally built in the hill of Meha. It is dedicated to the cult of Amon , of Ra , of Ptah and Ramses II deified. It is carved into the rock for the most part, including the facade consisted of four statues of Ramses II colossal seated along with other statues, bas-reliefs and friezes. Parts not cut into the rock are a peribolus and a tower with bricks of silt from the Nile. At sunrise, its rays illuminate the back of the sanctuary and three of the four statues on the 23 February and 23 October, a lag of one day's sunrise is a gap of 40cm from the illuminated part in the sanctuary. The temple is a small speos originally built in the hill Ibshek. It is dedicated to the worship of Nefertari deified under the guise of Hathor. It is carved into the rock in full, including the facade of six statues of colossal Rameses II and Nefertari and other statues, bas-reliefs and friezes. In the 1960s , while the president of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser built the Aswan High Dam on the Nile to produce electricity, increase the arable land and eliminate the flooding of the Nile downstream of the dam , the UNESCO undertakes to save the two major monuments of world heritage from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. The masterpiece Nubian of Ramses II , located originally on the sacred hills of Meha and Ibshek was completely disassembled and rebuilt above the lake on a hill away from dummy rising waters. The rescue of Abu Simbel is for archeology implementation of measures imposed by UNESCO and has made several countries recognize the importance of preserving World Heritage. The French Egyptologist Christiane Desroches Noblecourt , has done much to rescue these temples. John Bourgoin , engineer, was the project manager for Unesco, this rescue mission. Abu Mena (1979) Historic Cairo (1979) Memphis and its Necropolis - the areas of the pyramids of Giza to Dahshur (1979) Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979) ancient Thebes and its Necropolis (1979 ) Saint Catherine Area (2002) Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005) 
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Rescue by UNESCO
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