Abu Simbel temples (أبو سمبل) are two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan; The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian

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View of colossal figure, probably Ramses II, carved into rock that is the Great Temple at Abu Sunbul, Egypt.

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Size: 3604px × 4569px
Location: United States
Photo credit: © Buyenlarge \ UIG / Alamy / Afripics
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