Front entrance of the smaller temple and its statues at Abu Simbel

The front section of the smaller temple of Abu Simbel in the southern portion of Nubia, Egypt. This is a temple that is remarkable for many reasons - it was built away from population centers, mostly as a indicator to visitors from the south about the grandeur of the pharaoh and of Egypt; it was a temple that was going to be submerged with the construction of the High Dam at Aswan; and the temple had a smaller temple for the queen which also had statues of the queen and the pharaoh at the same height - probably the most remarkable item.

The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II	View Larger Map

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