Welcome to Abu Simbel
We drove south from Aswan three hours to Abu Simbel to visit the Great Temples of Abu Simbel. This area contains the largest statues ever made anywhere in the World. The entire complex was broken down and moved about 300 feet so that the Temples would not be flooded when the Aswan High Dam was built and created Lake Nasser. It was an incredible visit and well worth the drive.
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- Carved out of stone in the 13th Century BC
- Built by Ramesses II
- Large Temple dedicated to Ramesses II
- Small Temple Dedicated to his wife Nefertari
- Covered by massive sand dunes until being discovered in 1813.
- Located 140 miles south of Aswan
- UNESCO World Heritage site
- Temple moved to higher ground in 1968
The Great Temple
The Small Temple
Lake Nasser