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PMR106-10 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. The two intact seated colossi of Ramesses II on the right of the entrance, each 65 feet high. 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. The two intact seated colossi of Ramesses II on the right of the entrance, each 65 feet high.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture