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The Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt | Abu Simbel - Egypt (20230224_060845.jpg)

The Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt

The single entrance is flanked by four colossal, 20 m statues, each representing Ramesses II seated on a throne and wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statue to the immediate left of the entrance was damaged in an earthquake, causing the head and torso to fall away; these fallen pieces were not restored to the statue during the relocation but placed at the statue's feet in the positions originally found.
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