The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are ... In 1959, this magnificent relic risked annihilation. Egypt was building the Aswan High Dam, needed to boost its ...
A joint French-Egyptian team found the carvings underwater south of Aswan in an area that was flooded when the Aswan High Dam was built ... These include Abu Simbel, a site that has four colossal ...
Unfortunately, Aswan was flooded following the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1960 and 1970 ... including the Abu Simbel bearing four giant statues of Ramesses II and the Philae ...
The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually -- on 22 October and 22 February. In statements to ...