Discovered by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, it contains a series of reliefs that detail the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittites.
In a remarkable engineering feat, its two structures were cut apart in 1968 and raised 64 meters above the river that was destined to inundate it. Discovered by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, it contains a series of reliefs that detail the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. This temple complex is oriented so that the rising sun illuminates statues of the chief gods of Memphis, Heliopolis, and Thebes. A smaller temple was dedicated to the goddess Hathor and its creator's wife, Nefertari. FTP, identify this temple complex cut into the side of a cliff by Pharaoh Ramses II.
In a remarkable engineering feat, its two structures were cut apart in 1968 and raised 64 meters above the river that was destined to inundate it.
{Abu Simbel}