The temples of Abu Simbel was built in 1257BC
The Abu Simbel Temples are two massive rock temples carved in the thirteenth century BCE. They are located on the banks of Lake Nassar in Nubia, in southern Egypt.
Ramesses II
the color of abu simbel is redish brown, but it sometimes appears orange.
Ramses II
Abu Simbel is a memorial Temple built by Rameses II (Also know as Rameses the Great) for himself. gods depicted inside are Anubis, Osiris, and Horus, next to Rameses.
Abu Simbel is famous for being the location of two temples built by the Pharaoh Ramesses II.
The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples built by Pharaoh Ramesses II. The temples were built during the 13th Century B.C. to commemorate Ramesses's alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh.
The Abu Simbel Temples are two big rocks situated in Abu Simbel, Nubia in Egypt. They were carved out of a mountainside during the rule of Ramesses II.
Abu simbel
The Abu Simbel Temples are two massive rock temples carved in the thirteenth century BCE. They are located on the banks of Lake Nassar in Nubia, in southern Egypt.
the Abu Simbel was moved a higher groundd fromm whenn it was buildd (1964-1966) becausee theyy wantedd too avoidd the Aswann Highh Damm[:
There is a dam at Assam in India, but no monument was moved. There is the Aswan Dam in Egypt and when it was built the Temples of Abu Simbel had to be moved and re-built.
A Pharaoh built it because he wanted it.
the new kingdom
The pharaoh who built Abu Simbel was Rameses the second.
The Abu Simbel Temples were built by Ramses II in 1274-1244. They were built as a monument to himself, his reign and his favorite wife Nefertiti. In the 1960's UNESCO relocated to escape the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
Giovanni Belzoni