Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel |
In Egypt, you can find another creation, carved in the rock is Abu Simbel. On the territory of the Nubian desert, lake Nasser, in the XIII century BC were carved two ancient Egyptian temple. As a result of construction in these places of the Aswan dam in the 60-ies of XX century, the temples were carefully sawn and transported to another location. But some of them remained.
These are the four statues with the height of 20 meters that adorn the main entrance to the temple and sculptures representing the Pharaoh Rameses II and the gods RA-Harakhte, Amun and Ptah. It is a place like no other in the world, has not only the ancient age, but also reflects the technological advances that were known to the ancient Egyptians.