View from below of one of the statues of the beautiful temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt

The Abu Simbel statues are one of the most important temples in Egypt, not as famous as the Pyramids or the Sphinx, but still pretty famous. These are a set of 2 statues built into rock-faces, located in Nubia, Egypt, around 280 km from the nearest major city of Aswan. They are a UNESCO World Heritage site, that are also famous for being rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser due to the construction of the Aswan dam. They were physically moved in an incredible feat, this process being completed in the year 1968.
These temples were built near the border with Sudan, built by the greatest Egyptian pharaoh, Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a way to demonstrate his status as a living god, and also to ensure that any visitors from the south would get awed by his might.

The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II	View Larger Map