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            The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel (أبو سمبل ) in Nubia, southern Egypt. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari.
The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BCE). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Rameses himself. It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Rameses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt.

   

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Taken in: مصر / اسوان / Abu Simbel (show map)

Taken on: February 20, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 82mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	82mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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