On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at the Abu Simbel Temple was obscured ... illuminating the face of King Ramses II and his statues. While the sunlight falls on ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel ... of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979. The Great Temple, fronted by four colossal 21-metre ...

Ramses II (the Great ... of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever, a seated statue ...