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1 阿布辛贝神庙(Abu Simbel) 22km south of Aswan, this vast temple complex was carved out of the cliffs overlooking Lake Nasser in the early 13th century bc by Ramses II. The main temple is dedicated to his father, Ramesses I; his wife, Nefertari; and himself as a form of the sun god Amun-Ra (the inner sanctuary remains underwater when the Nile rises each year). It has three huge statues which face eastward at dawn each day for their annual rebirth, but they still retain enough sunlight after 5pm during the winter solstice to illuminate them. In February or March every year, thousands of tourists are flown into an abandoned airbase nearby so that these amazing scenes can be witnessed without ruining them with crowds from Aswan. On arrival visitors will receive special overalls to wear which cover head to foot – including gloves on arms, and a mask over their mouths; only the eyes remain uncovered where sunglasses must also be worn. For more information see URL/pagefile/abusimbel.html.
The small temples were built later to represent the kingship of Ramses III, who reigned soon after in the mid-1200s BC——although many people think he may have had very little to do with it! They show off some of the most beautiful reliefs found anywhere along the Nile Valley, depicting battles against foreign invaders such as the Libyans, Puntites and Hittite Empire. Also inside one of the smaller shrines you’ll get the chance to sit upon two stone thrones once used by Queen Nefertari herself! At the end of August 1964, just before the whole complex was scheduled to be moved back up the cliffs to escape the rising waters of Lake Nasser, UNESCO sent a team here to make plans about how exactly they should go about moving everything safely. When disaster struck the following month however(as detailed above), all they could really do was prepare for what would inevitably happen if Abu Simbel ever came under threat again: namely, move almost every object there to another site altogether! So today this incredible monument sits high and dry among acres of gravel flats surrounded by nothing except concrete foundations supporting buildings which house offices for the Egyptian antiquities authority, and the occasional camel resting its feet beneath palm trees. It makes a fascinating place