Site of Abu Simbel in Egypt in Lower Nubia, near the Sudanese border, 280 km southwest of Aswan. It washed away a mountain of sandstone reddish, stands majestically on the western bank of the Nile (it is now on the western shore of Lake Nasser behind the Aswan High Dam), when it was to Rameses II, the third pharaoh of the Egyptian family-ninth session, temples Mahforan in the heart of the rock, strengthen him for the bout and to promote Egyptian sovereignty and the consolidation of the Lordship and the commemoration of the victory over the Hittites at Kadesh, the two temples was completed about 1206 BC. m and were one of the greatest temples of ancient Egypt
Abu Simbel, the great temple
The two temples and a study into improving since the beginning of the nineteenth century and as a result of the study show that the great temple dedicated to Ramses II with the common images of the gods Amun-Re, a devout sister Poplar (Rising Sun). The small is dedicated to Nefertari Ramses II wife united with the goddess Hathor.
Great Temple
The height and faced in 1933 and presented in 1938, and enters the temple in the rock a distance of 1963. Carved in the front four giant statues of Ramses, embodying the gods, and the length of each of the statues in 1920. And the upper part of one of them is broken. In spite of the magnitude of these statues have created the example in carving the facial features handsome, kind and with a smile that receive sunshine. And then click the scope of the statues are inscribed the names and titles of Ramses II «deified and the baby from the sun and chosen them». The above is a frieze of sacred snakes, followed by a frieze carved monkeys on one format, cheering, flying arms lashed to the sun bright. And over the gate interface, which mediates the statue of Lord Ra Hor sister. Besides the legs or giant statues including statues of King's family (his mother and his beloved wife Nefertari and Sons). It is clear that the representation of family members was the impact of ideas of Akhenaten, which were scattered about a century before that. There are sculptures representing prisoners.
Abu Simbel, the great temple, the giant statues of cutters
Up one of the gate to the base of the Baptist eight statues - carrier, up 10 m, representing Rameses in the form of the Lord Osiris, Lord of the world down and setting sun, and the roof is decorated with falcons outstretched wings and the stars. On the walls of the base columns carved with scenes of the stages of the Battle of Kadesh. Followed by the room is smaller than a colonnaded hall and the four square columns carved by the scenes representing Rameses II with the gods. In this rule leaves a few rooms to save offerings. And after that the Holy of Holies room in her four statues: Lord of Ptah Memphis and Amun-Re, Lord of Thebes, and Rameses, and then to the Lord, the Lord of Ra Hor sister city of On (Heliopolis
Small temple
Located about 150 m to the north of the great temple. Faced decorated with six statues, four of them to Ramses II and the other two to his wife Queen Nefertari Great consolidated with the goddess Hathor.
Reflects one of the entrance to the colonnaded hall, decorated with columns from the front head of the goddess Hathor «good» and the rest of the scenes aspects of the King and Queen and the various gods. The walls are a bus with scenes from the life of the King, which tells the story of his scenes of Nefertari with offerings of flowers to provide food and drinks. This is followed by a second courtroom, there is room on the walls also represents the scenes of the king and his wife in the presence of the gods. Finally one comes to the Holy of Holies incoming Israeli in the chest statue of the goddess Hathor.
Abu Simbel, small temple
Save temples
These temples were threatened with flooding Like other similar temples inNubia Nubia Mount Abu Simbel Egypt
After the work uploaded engineering and imaging, imaging Alfoturamitri, and the completion of all classes of documentation, has been removed about 150 thousand cubic meters of rocks from above the temples, and then began publishing Ohjaarhama weighing 10-15 tons each piece, and was later restored to its new location, and installed a second time and injected accurately and Ekhalt and concluded that work in 1966, and began the work of a high-tech for the restructuring of the mountain above the temples, and places over the great temple dome concrete unique of its kind in Qatar in 1959 and then click the small temple dome is equivalent to half the first, and then covered with rocks as they were before, and then processed the two groups with the latest methods of measuring temperature, humidity and safety of shocks and disasters and provide lighting and other measures that made the summit in the work of technical accuracy, and a profound respect for the wild as a treasure of the treasures of humanity as well as the value of nationalism. The work was completed in 1968, and became the site of Abu Simbel tourist center of first class, featuring the power plant for electricity and plant to filter water, hotels, clubs and institutions, official and otherwise, and temples are based now on the shore of Lake Nasser, facing the sun that shines on them every morning
Abu Simbel, the great temple
The two temples and a study into improving since the beginning of the nineteenth century and as a result of the study show that the great temple dedicated to Ramses II with the common images of the gods Amun-Re, a devout sister Poplar (Rising Sun). The small is dedicated to Nefertari Ramses II wife united with the goddess Hathor.
The height and faced in 1933 and presented in 1938, and enters the temple in the rock a distance of 1963. Carved in the front four giant statues of Ramses, embodying the gods, and the length of each of the statues in 1920. And the upper part of one of them is broken. In spite of the magnitude of these statues have created the example in carving the facial features handsome, kind and with a smile that receive sunshine. And then click the scope of the statues are inscribed the names and titles of Ramses II «deified and the baby from the sun and chosen them». The above is a frieze of sacred snakes, followed by a frieze carved monkeys on one format, cheering, flying arms lashed to the sun bright. And over the gate interface, which mediates the statue of Lord Ra Hor sister. Besides the legs or giant statues including statues of King's family (his mother and his beloved wife Nefertari and Sons). It is clear that the representation of family members was the impact of ideas of Akhenaten, which were scattered about a century before that. There are sculptures representing prisoners.
Abu Simbel, the great temple, the giant statues of cutters
Up one of the gate to the base of the Baptist eight statues - carrier, up 10 m, representing Rameses in the form of the Lord Osiris, Lord of the world down and setting sun, and the roof is decorated with falcons outstretched wings and the stars. On the walls of the base columns carved with scenes of the stages of the Battle of Kadesh. Followed by the room is smaller than a colonnaded hall and the four square columns carved by the scenes representing Rameses II with the gods. In this rule leaves a few rooms to save offerings. And after that the Holy of Holies room in her four statues: Lord of Ptah Memphis and Amun-Re, Lord of Thebes, and Rameses, and then to the Lord, the Lord of Ra Hor sister city of On (
Small temple
Located about 150 m to the north of the great temple. Faced decorated with six statues, four of them to Ramses II and the other two to his wife Queen Nefertari Great consolidated with the goddess Hathor.
Reflects one of the entrance to the colonnaded hall, decorated with columns from the front head of the goddess Hathor «good» and the rest of the scenes aspects of the King and Queen and the various gods. The walls are a bus with scenes from the life of the King, which tells the story of his scenes of Nefertari with offerings of flowers to provide food and drinks. This is followed by a second courtroom, there is room on the walls also represents the scenes of the king and his wife in the presence of the gods. Finally one comes to the Holy of Holies incoming Israeli in the chest statue of the goddess Hathor.
Abu Simbel, small temple
Save temples
These temples were threatened with flooding Like other similar temples in
After the work uploaded engineering and imaging, imaging Alfoturamitri, and the completion of all classes of documentation, has been removed about 150 thousand cubic meters of rocks from above the temples, and then began publishing Ohjaarhama weighing 10-15 tons each piece, and was later restored to its new location, and installed a second time and injected accurately and Ekhalt and concluded that work in 1966, and began the work of a high-tech for the restructuring of the mountain above the temples, and places over the great temple dome concrete unique of its kind in Qatar in 1959 and then click the small temple dome is equivalent to half the first, and then covered with rocks as they were before, and then processed the two groups with the latest methods of measuring temperature, humidity and safety of shocks and disasters and provide lighting and other measures that made the summit in the work of technical accuracy, and a profound respect for the wild as a treasure of the treasures of humanity as well as the value of nationalism. The work was completed in 1968, and became the site of Abu Simbel tourist center of first class, featuring the power plant for electricity and plant to filter water, hotels, clubs and institutions, official and otherwise, and temples are based now on the shore of Lake Nasser, facing the sun that shines on them every morning
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