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Great Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel

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Title	Great Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel
Title.Alternate	Temple of Re-Horakhty
Notes	New Kingdom, ca. 1254 BCE ; 22 m (approximate height of colossi); moved for the construction of the Aswan Dam it now stands on the shores of Lake Nasser, 64 m higher and 180 m west of its ancient site. Exterior features four colossi of Ramesses II, each 22 m high
Description	Relief detail at entrance: a row of Syrian prisoners
Subject.Entities	Great Temple (Abu Sunbul, Egypt)
Subject	Temples Antiquities Architecture, Egyptian Relief (Sculpture), Egyptian
Subject.AAT	Entrances
Location	Abu Sunbul (Egypt)
Collection Title	Ancient Architecture (prehistory to 3rd century A.D.)
Publisher	Saskia, Ltd.; (C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/archt_copyright.html
Collection information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193