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.

Here's how the world saved them. Photographed in 1966, faces of three of four colossal statues at the entrance to the Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel await reunion with their bodies.

ABU SIMBEL, Egypt – Hundreds of visitors gathered in Egypt on Wednesday at the Great Temple of Ramses II to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony ...

There exists another smaller temple dedicated to his wife Nefertari. Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan, with its colossal statues of Ramses II Moreover, Abu Simbel temples, including two awe-inspiring ...

The early part of his reign was marked by the construction of grand cities, monuments, and temples, but none are so magnificent, nor so massive, as the temples of Abu Simbel. The twin temples of ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are ... The Great Temple, fronted by four colossal 21-metre statues of Ramses II, is particularly awe-inspiring. Carved ...

A number of sites in Egypt house statues of Ramses II, ancient Egypt’s longest-reigning king. At the twin temples of Abu Simbel, in Egypt’s southernmost province of Aswan, four colossal 65 ...

Tourists admire the colossal statues of Ramesses II inside the Great Temple in the temple complex of Abu Simbel. (photo credit: O'SHI. Via Shutterstock) On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the ...