Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel Upper Egypt Middle East DSC_4236

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The facade carved into the mountain is 31 metres high and 38 metres long The seated statues are twenty metres high and four metres across the head truely a monumental construction.

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Size: 3425px × 5151px
Location: Abu Simbel Upper Egypt
Photo credit: © Chris Salomon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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