Abu Simbel
Two massive rock-cut temples on the Nubian border commissioned by Ramesses II, one for himself and one for his queen Nefertari, relocated in the 1960s to escape flooding by Lake Nasser.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1,264 BCE mainstream
construction begins under Ramesses II source - 1,244 BCE mainstream
temples completed source
Where
22.3369° N, 31.6256° E
Sources
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