4,000 visitors gathered, but heavy clouds spoiled King Ramses II Abu Simbel's sun alignment
The solar alignment occurs on February 22 and October 22 each year, which are days associated with the agricultural and ...
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Sun illuminates Ramses II statute at Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple
The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon ...
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Luxor Temple: Head of Ramses the Great
Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...
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Archaeologists begin restoring ancient temple linked to key Bible figure: 'Reflects greatness'
The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C ... According to Egyptian officials, Ramesses II built the temple to honor Amun-Ra, the Egyptian god of the air, the ...
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Restoring the Ramesseum
The first pylon of the Ramesseum on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor is undergoing major restoration, reports Nevine El-Aref ...
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Karnak Temple: Great Court
To the east are the ruins of the Second Pylon, begun by Horemheb and finished by Ramses II, and to the south lies the entrance to the Temple of Ramses III. In the image as a whole, see if you can ...