The temples of Abu Simbel are two rock temples on the western shore of Lake Nasser. They are located in the Egyptian part of Nubia near the town of Abu Simbel and were built in the 13th century BC under Pharaoh Ramses II of the 19th dynasty of the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom. The large temple testifies to the glory of Ramses II and the small temple of Hathor next to it was erected in memory of his royal wife Nefertari. When the Aswan Dam was built, the temple complex was threatened with flooding by the accumulating Lake Nasser. Between November 1963 and September 1968, a world-wide collaborative project took place to relocate and save the historic and architecturally important site. The work of moving the huge stones and fragile structures to a plateau about two kilometers away with the creation of an artificial dome mountain was carried out by Egyptian, German, French, Italian and Swedish construction companies.
Temple of Ramses II
Temple of Hathor for Nefertari
“The world saves Abu Simbel” – Documentation by UNESCO and the Abu Simbel Joint Venture
“Nasser Lake at the Temples
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