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PMR106-12
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 main temple, dedicated to Amun-Ra, had 4 seated colossi of Ramesses II, with a row of baboons above. These greet the morning sun which shines directly into the sanctuary, deep inside the rock.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR106-11
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. Row of Horus falcons at the feet of the colossi.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

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

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

PMR106-08
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. A commemorative plaque, set into the cliff face, acknowledging the help of UNESCO, Cost was about US$ 36,000,000.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, architecture, culture

PMR106-07
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. View of the adjacent facades, with the Temple of Hathor in the foreground.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR106-06
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 smaller (wife's) temple. dedicated to Hathor, has 4 figures of Ramesses II and 2 of his wife on the facade.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR106-04
Egypt, Aswan: dedication to the everlasting friendship of the Arab and Russian peoples on the Aswan High Dam.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, monument

PMR106-03
Egypt, Aswan: overhead view from inside the Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art

PMR106-02
Egypt, Aswan: Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art

PMR106-01
Egypt, Aswan: commemorative inscribed stone block in the centre of the Aswan High Dam, built 1960-70.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction

PMR108-12
Egypt, Luxor: crews of the feluccas "Journ Ali", "Nasser" and "Mary" on the bank of the Nile.
Keywords: culture, dress, costume, tradition, Egyptians, djellabah, galabiya

PMR-D12604
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) at Tannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Keywords: Accipitridae, avifauna, birds of prey, nature, ornithology, predators, raptors, wild birds

PMR-D12603
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) at Tannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Keywords: Accipitridae, avifauna, birds of prey, nature, ornithology, predators, raptors, wild birds

PMR-D12602
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) at Tannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Keywords: Accipitridae, avifauna, birds of prey, nature, ornithology, predators, raptors, wild birds

PMR105-12
Egypt, Aswan: view of the Aswan High Dam from the lee, with the Russian-built monument commemorating its completion in 1970 in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction

PMR105-11
Egypt, Aswan: minarets of a modern mosque (built in 1967) floodlit after dark.
Keywords: architecture, culture, Muslim, Islam

PMR105-10
Egypt, Aswan: feluccas, and the beginning of a Nile sunset.
Keywords: culture, sailing boats, evening, dusk

PMR105-09
Egypt, Aswan: enterprising youngster in his flower-decorated home-made "boat". lustily singing "Alouette" for backsheesh.
Keywords: culture, ingenuity, enterprise, talent

PMR105-08
Egypt, Aswan: late sun shining through the sails of a bunch of feluccas coming in to land.
Keywords: culture, sailing boats, lighting effects

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