The relocation of Abu Simbels Temples Egypt - Webuild Project

The Temples of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II in the XIII century B.C. are among the largest and most magnificent monuments of ancient times: they testify for one of the most glorious periods of Egyptian history. UNESCO launched a campaign to find a solution to save these monuments so that they could be admired by future generations. In the 1960s the temples of Abu Simbel were dismantled stockpiled transported and rebuilt at an elevated site that was safe from the rising waters of the reservoir of the new Aswan Dam. The position of the temples in relation to the course of the sun and planets was also maintained.,

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