Ramses built the larger temple in his own honor ... a life usually absent from later Egyptian art. The same gigantic dimensions that make Abu Simbel so impressive as a monument make it almost ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the ... through it the first world civilization publicly proclaims the world’s art as its indivisible heritage.’ ...

This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

Rex Keating provides a report on the 3-year project to disassemble, move, and reassemble the Temple of Abu Simbel, as part of UNESCO's Nubia Project. Keating's report includes a more general ...