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Abu Simbel:

A Visual Overview

By Tony Escobar

An entire view of Abu Simbel, the temple of Ramesses II.

Ramesses the Great seated next to Osiris the god of the afterlife.

Two gigantic monuments of Ramesses II.

The main corrider, it is aligned with the sun so the rays of it hit Ramesses and Osiris at day break.

A large statue of Ramesses the Great depicted as a god.

An overview of Abu Simbel and the temple of the beloved wife of Ramesses.

Abu Simbel
Photos of Charles Breasted: 1905-1906 expedition.


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