Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. In statements to MENA, Director ...

Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain ... Ramses' most famous works include the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel, which was cut into rock. The pharaoh was celebrated by his ...

The sun rays once again penetrated the entrance of Aswan's iconic Abu Simbel Temple earlier on Tuesday in a captivating celestial phenomenon, illuminating the Ramses II statue and showcasing the ...

site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279-13 bce), now located in, southern Egypt. In ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia.

Ramses II (the Great ... Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest ...

Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across ... by UNESCO to assure survival for the temples to Ramses II and his queen, Nefestari. Ramses built the larger temple ...

More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of Ancient Egypt’s Ramses II — the most powerful pharaoh of the era — was set down in a mud hut somewhere in the Nile Delta.

Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. In statements to MENA, Director ...