Abu Simbel in egypt

Abu Simbel

 
Located 280 km south of Aswan. The two temples of Abu Simbel are the most magnificent temples worldwide. The primitive church was built by the mighty Pharaoh Ramses II, the other on his wife Nefertari.
Its new location is made and sustained by Lodro UNISC.
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel:
This built by Ramses II. It is distinguished by its main facade with four statue de Ramses II, seated on his throne with a double lap of Upper and Lower Egypt, the temple was dedicated to God the sun god Ra. The most interesting relic is the scene of the Battle of Kadesh remembering his victories over the Hittites. It was built on a narrow east-west axis so that the sun comes into the sanctuary at dawn, illuminating the statues of Ptah, Amon, Ramses II and Ra twice a year.
The Temple of Luxor
was built in
 honor of the three patron gods of Thebes, Amun, Mut and Chons.
Most of the Luxor temple dates from the period of the New Kingdom Egyptian history. Ramses II built the pylon (the large wall of the bottom), two obelisks (only one remains today), and six statues of the same. The sphinxes along the "Avenue of the Sphinxes" were built by Nectanebo I, and replaced with a ram's head that Amenhotep III built. Avenue extending from the Temple of Luxor to the Karnak Temple for a distance of 3.22 km (2 mi).
This temple was built during the reigns of Amenhotep III, during which he built a good part of the enclosure, Tutankhamun, Horemheb, Ramses II and Alexander the Great.
The temple has the peculiarity of its shape is long, 230 meters and narrow. The entrance is impressive. After passing the obelisk, one arrives at the statue of Ramses II, his sister in Paris. Then the two giants of the pharaoh. The first courtyard precedes the campaniform fourteen columns. Next, the Court of Amenhotep III, the Hypostyle Hall, Lobby, Room of Offerings, the Tabernacle, the Chamber of Amenhotep III, the Hall of Columns and the Sancta Sanctorum.
Through the Avenue of the Sphinx