Abu Simbel is a pair of colossal rock temples carved into a cliff by Pharaoh Ramesses II over 3,000 years ago. Famously relocated stone by stone to escape the rising Nile, its giant seated statues remain one of Egypt's greatest monuments.
Aswan Governorate, Egypt
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