Category: Sites

Abu Simbel

February 9, 2003.Reading time 6 minutes.

Even if it’s not included in your “tour”, you should definitely add it if you can — this was without a doubt the most spectacular site we saw in Egypt. It is even more spectacular when you realize that the entire temple complex was picked up and moved to this site by UNESCO

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Temple of Ramesses II

February 9, 2003.Reading time 17 minutes.

The enormous statues that front the Sun Temple of Ramesses II in Abu SImbel are simply awesome, and seeing them was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Especially knowing that it was moved when the Aswan Dam was built.

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Temple of Queen Nefertiri

February 9, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

The massive temple of Ramesses II is not the only temple at Abu Simbel that was relocated by UNESCO. Just to the north stands a smaller but still imposing temple for Ramesses chief queen, Nefertari.

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Temples of Philae

February 10, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

One of the most visited ruins in Aswan is the enormous Temple of Isis on Philae Island. The ruins here have been moved — although like the other temples that UNESCO reconstructed, it’s pretty hard to tell.

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Gate of Diocletian

February 10, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Far on the northeastern side of the island — and probably only seen if you circle around that side in the boat back to shore — is a small, very blocky looking set of ruins built by Diocletian

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Temple of Hathor

February 10, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Adding to the dozen or so temples on the island is a small Temple to Hathor. The temple is almost completely ruined, leaving only two columns with hathor-heads for capitals and a a pile of rubble

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Mammisi

February 10, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

This structure on the west side of the courtyard is a Birth House (mammisi) built by Ptolemy IV to link him to his “royal ancestry” of Horus and Osiris

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Kiosk of Nectanebo

February 10, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another kiosk built on the island with the Temple of Isis includes a small structure built by Nectanebo. It stands at the main entrance to the colonnade, up a double staircase.

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