Temples

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Temples
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Abu Simbel temple
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Ramses II
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Abu Simbel
Bas-relief of Ramses II making a sacrifice to the
gods
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Nefertari temple
The Small Temple was probably completed ahead of
the Great Temple and is dedicated to Ramesses'
favourite wife, Nefertari. At the entrance stand
six 10-metre-high (33 feet) rock-cut statues -
two of Ramesses and one of Nefertari on either
side of the doorway.
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Tomb of Nefertari
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Karnak temple
The head of a statue of Ramesses II and an
obelisk erected by the pharaoh in front of his
entrance pylon to Luxor Temple.
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Karnak temple
The Sun Court of Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple.
The columns resemble papyrus bundles symbolic of
the primeval marsh from which the ancient
Egyptians believed creation unfolded.