Egypt, 2008


63. The Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel

The other Temple at Abu Simbel, also rescued from the rising waters of the Nile, is the Temple of Hathor. Its entrance has six huge statues, each about 10 metres high. Four of them are of Ramses II, the other two are of his wife, Nefertari.


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