Tourists at the entrance to the smaller temple, dedicated to the queen, at the temple of Abu Simbel

The entrance to the temple of Hathor and Nefertari, the smaller temple of the twin temples at Abu Simbel, is flanked by 6 statues, where 4 of the statues are that of the pharaoh Ramesses II, and the other 2 are that of the queen Nefertari (and in a departure from established customs, at this temple, the statue of the queen was of the same height as that of the pharaoh). There are a number of tourists at the entrance, and they would take most of their photos outside, since photography is not allowed inside the temple. For a number of tourists, who would have also gone through the temple dedicated to the pharaoh, the second temple may seem like the same and many did not even enter the second temple.

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