Epic engineering rescued colossal ancient Egyptian temples from floodwaters. In 1960, a new dam on the Nile threatened Ramses II’s temples at Abu Simbel and other ancient treasures.

Ancient magnificence and skill met with equally impressive modern technology as, at a cost of about $40 million, Egyptian, Italian, Swedish, German and French archaeological teams cut the temples ...

The site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt. For 3,000 years, it sat on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile ...

Nevine El-Aref, Tuesday 16 Feb 2016. The whole world will celebrate the golden jubilee of Abu Simbel temple salvage operation at its footsteps next week ...

ABU SIMBEL, Egypt — In the 1960s, rising waters from a new dam threatened to submerge the temples and monuments of Nubia, the ancient home of black pharaohs in Egypt’s far south. To preserve ...

Egypt's Abu Simbel temple fills visitors with wonder By Xinhua Published: Feb 24, 2022 09:20 AM Tourists visited the ancient rock-cut Abu Simbel temple in southern Egypt's Aswan on Feb. 22, 2022 ...

Perhaps the greatest achievement of all was the preservation of the temples at Abu Simbel. Ancient magnificence and skill met with equally impressive modern technology as, at a cost of about $40 ...

The Great Temple of Ramses II was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved out of a mountain on the Niles’ banks. The structure is a shrine to the pharaoh and primeval Egyptian gods.