The mostly-unexcavated remains of a huge temple to Amun encompass most of the field at Tanis, although it is hard to see the shape of things. Much of the statuary in the necropolis would have been in the temple.
Tanis has come to resemble a huge used-car-lot of stone pieces and chunks of temples, as if someone dropped a huge load of excavated pieces here and left them tumbled about.
The temples at Abu SImbel were the highlight of our trip, and the newest Sound and Light show in Egypt is aired here. The fabulous temple is enhanced with a combination of colored lighting, projected images, and lasers
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
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.
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.
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.
