Standing up to the waves - Saatchiart

Standing up to the waves - Saatchiart

An abstract rendition of a large rock standing in the water on the beach, withstanding the effect of the crushing surf for hundreds of years before finally crumbling under the effect of the waves. This kind of image shows resilience and strength, the ability to take punishment for long periods and yet keep on standing tall.
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Tourists around the entry door to the Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

The Abu Simbel temple consists of actually 2 temples, one larger and one smaller. This is a view of the larger structure, built inside a small hillock. The current structure of the temple is somewhat interesting, since it consists of statues built into the rock face (and these are pretty large statues) with the entrance to the temple through a small opening between the statues (and no photography allowed inside the temple).

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Closer view of the structure of the limestone cliffs, which allowed easy digging to form the burial chamber of pharaohs

Unlike some other types of rocks such as granite which are very tough to dig into, limestone (along with a couple of other types of rocks) is much easier to dig into. This photo shows a cross section of the stones, which seems to indicate that the rock can be dug into more easily than others, and in fact, can even crumble fairly easily.
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