war on the walls at Abu Simbel by vfowler on Flickr.

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The warring Ramses defeating all who oppose. A descriptive on the walls at the amazing site of Abu Simbel, an engineering feat in itself. ‘war on the walls at Abu Simbel’ On Black

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This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International Campaign launched by UNESCO, in 1960 to 1980.

#338 in interestingness (on 2005-07-19)

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