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The Abu Simbel sun festival is ancient science in action
At dawn on February 22 and October 22, sunlight in Abu Simbel’s Great Temple illuminates three statues, underscoring ...
Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2026. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun ...
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The most beautiful tribute in history: Why Ramses the Great carved his queen into a mountain
Most Pharaohs built monuments to themselves, but Ramses II did something unheard of. At the southern edge of Egypt, he carved ...
Sixty-five years ago, the monumental Abu Simbel was destined to disappear beneath the floodwaters of a new Nile dam. Then the first lady of the United States stepped in. After persuading her husband, ...
Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across the Nile and the Nubian desert toward the rising sun. By 1970, they will continue their vigil from the top of the sandstone ...
Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun ...
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