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PMR106-09 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Figures of Ramesses in the outer chamber of the main temple, with roof frescoes of Nekhbet, the vulture. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

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Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself

and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Figures of Ramesses in the outer chamber of the main temple, with roof frescoes of Nekhbet, the vulture.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture