#2 The disassembly of Pharaoh Ramesses II’s statues at Abu Simbel in 1964 for relocation to avoid Nile flooding from the Aswan High Dam.

When Abu Simbel Temples of Egypt Relocated in the 1960s, From Their Original Site to a New Horizon in Egypt

#2 The disassembly of Pharaoh Ramesses II’s statues at Abu Simbel in 1964 for relocation to avoid Nile flooding from the Aswan High Dam.

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