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The incredible statues at Abu Simbel, Egypt
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This photo was taken at the temple at Abu Simbel in the Aswan region of Egypt. This UNESCO site is an engineering feat times two. Originally carved from solid rock in the 13th century, this temple complex honored Ramses The Great and his queen, Nefertari. The colossal statues of both temples stood also as a reminder to the Nubians of the area who ruled Egypt and the might he possessed. In the 1960’s, the second engineering feat took place. The temples stood inside what is now Lake Nasser and was carved into blocks and moved to higher ground to preserve the art of the ancient Egyptians for us today and into the future. Seen here is Ramses II himself from one of the colossi on the portico of the large temple. He reigned for over 60 years and is widely regarded as Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh. Imagine this colossi watching over thousands of years of history…
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Some views are as impressive to us today as they were thousands of years ago. This is the temple at Abu Simbel in the Aswan region of Egypt. Originally carved from solid rock in the 13th century, this temple complex honored Ramses II (AKA The Great) and his chief queen, Nefertari. This is the larger of the two temples. The colossal statues of both temples stood also as a reminder to the Nubians of the area that it was Ramses who ruled Egypt and the might he possessed. In the 1960’s, the second engineering feat took place. The temples stood inside what is now Lake Nasser and was carved into blocks and moved to higher ground to preserve the art of the ancient Egyptians for us today and into the future.
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One of the 4 seated statues at Abu Simbel, Egypt.
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This Fine art shows Ramses II Temple of Abu Simbel 1250 BC in Egypt at the bank of Nile River with sacred status of the Pharaohs . Please note that the second statue’s upper body has been damaged by an Earthquake and I have restored that back in this painting for the joy of the Viewer and Archeologists. Please buy this fine Love Art work for your special momento of two world class lovers in love; as a seed in your Love life for Love to grow further now and onwards. This Art is part of ” Art Love Therapy ” to attract love partners and heal your loving heart NOW ! Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the entrance. The colossal statues were sculptured directly from the rock in which the temple was located before it was moved. All statues represent Ramesses II, seated on a throne and wearing the crown. Egyptian Civilization is 3000 year old. The pharaohs ruled for over 1000 years and still their old mummies are preserved in Pyramids, The physical bodies do die but sprit is immortal. The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. / I welcome you to view and to give your comments about my “Oil on Canvas” work..Thank you for viewing my work in advance, it is very inspirational to read comments and I do appreciate it so much when people are kind enough to do so. / Please note that -Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / All images are the copyright of the artist – Copyright © Sunil Sharma. All Rights Reserved.
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Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising of two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km south west of Aswan. Oct. 2008
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Abu Simbel (Arabic: أبو سنبل or أبو سمبل) is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments” [1], which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses 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 neighbors. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in the 1960s, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan dam reservoir. The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan dam on the Nile River. Abu Simbel remains one of Egypt’s top tourist attractions. HDR, PSCS3 / picture taken a couple of days back
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Montage – Middle East – Monuments of Egypt, Lebanon and Iran / created with automontage from my portfolio
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Montage – Middle East – Monuments of Egypt, Lebanon and Iran
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The Tomb of Abu Simbel
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The temples at Abu Simbel were formerly located further down the hillside, facing the Nile in the same relative positions, but due to the rising waters of Lake Nasser, the original locations are underwater. Each temple was carefully sawed into numbered stone cubes, moved uphill, and reassembled BEFORE the water rose. (So thankfully this never happened.) The Great Temple of Ramesses II was reassembled fronting a fake mountain, built like a domed basketball court, where the stone cubes occupy a section under the dome; from outside, the fake mountain looks like solid rock. Archaeologists have concluded that the immense sizes of the statues in the Great Temple were intended to scare potential enemies approaching Egypt’s southern region, as they travelled down the Nile from out of Africa. (Wikitravel) / Egypt. Oct.2008.
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One of the heads of Ramses at Abu Simbel, Egypt. Photoshopped to highlight the ravages of the years. This photo is part of the Ancient Egypt Calendar 2010 / (click on calendar below to view)
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Statues guarding the entrance to the Abu Simbel temple in Upper Egypt. This temple was carved out of a huge rock, and the whole thing was cut into pieces and moved up the mountain when the Nasser dam was built, in order to save it from being flooded by Lake Nasser. The shot was taken close to winter solstice, at which the sunlight shines right through from the entrance (left of the image) into the inner sanctum. Obviously I was not alone there, so I tried to reduce the distraction of people walking around by taking a long exposure, and like the fact that a hint of a person can still be made out in front of those stone guardians who have been standing there for millenia – perhaps this is how they are seeing us anyway. Scan from colour slide (Kodachrome from 1990).
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© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel is one of two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan.
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A couple of the colossi of Ramses II at the temple of Abu Simbel. This was a massive structure that was intended to face the Nubians to the south of Egypt and remind them of the power of Ramses The Great. There are four colossi , 3 of which remain intact – all representing Ramses. Originally carved out of the solid rock of mountains, the temple took about 20 years to complete and was finished around 1224 BC.
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A shot of all the colossi at Abu Simbel, the great rock temple to the Egyptian Pharaoh known to us even today as Ramses The Great. One of the most successful rulers of ancient Egypt, this rock temple was carved out of solid rock and completed circa 1224 BC. All four colossi represented Ramses, and in each he wore the double crown of upper and lower Egypt. One of the colossi was destroyed in an earthquake and even when the entire temple was moved to save it from flooding by Aswan high dam in the 1960’s, the remains of the colossi were moved as was rather than restoring it.
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The smaller temple at Abu Simbel was dedicated to Ramses II’s chief wife, Nefertari. The queen is represented as the goddess Hathor and stands alongside her husband. This is only the second temple dedicated to the wife of a pharaoh and it was most unusual for her statue to be of the same height as his. Traditionally a statue to the consort of the the Pharaoh would be no higher than his knees. This shows the high regard he held for her. They visited Abu Simbel together during his reign.
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Nefertari’s temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt Nikon D70 Orton Effect added This photo is part of the Ancient Egypt Calendar 2010 / (click on calendar below to view)
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Abu Simbel is a temple built by the pharaoh Ramesses II in Egypt.
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