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Roque Javier Laurenza
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English: View of the Great Temple, Abu Simbel. In the foreground two giant statues. . #Nubian monuments #The United Arab Republic (U.A.R.) #Abu Simbel temples
Depicted place Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Q4923872), Egypt (Q79)
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Temples, Historic monuments, Preservation of monuments, Ancient civilizations, Cultural heritage,
Date October 1959
date QS:P571,+1959-10-00T00:00:00Z/10
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PHOTO0000003298
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English: Great Temple (height 110 feet; width 127 feet) built under the XIXth Dynasty. On the facade, four colossuses about 67 feet high represent Rameses II (1290-1223 B.C.). The entire work is 210 feet in depth, and carved in the rock. Shown here Detail of two of the giant statues. The width of the face from one ear to the other is 14 feet.
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L.546/25
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