Egypt
- Photo For Today - Gerf Hussein Temple
Gerf Hussein temple, originally Per Ptah (the House of Ptah), was built in the name of Ramesses II by Setau (the Viceroy of Kush, who was also responsible for the Wadi es-Sebua temple to the south). This free-standing section is in fact only part of...
- Spotlight On Abu Simbel
Hello Magazine I never thought that I'd be blogging about an article on Hello magazine, or at least not on this particular blog! Just twice a year, on February 22nd and October 22nd, the first rays of the morning sun pierce through the darkness of...
- Tv Review: Monster Moves - Rescuing Ramesses
Channel 5 Yesterday's "Rescuing Ramesses", part of the new Channel 5 "Monster Moves" series in the UK (terrestrial tv) was rather better than I expected. The subject matter was the removal of a number of ancient Egyptian monuments from their original...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Daily Photo -temple Of Nefertari At Abu Simbel
The second and smaller of the two temples at Abu Simbel as that dedicated to Hathor of Ibshek and to Nefertari, the most prominent of the wives of Ramesses II. As with the large temple, the most prominent feature of the facade is Ramesses himself - of...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Temple of Ramesses at Abu Simbel
Over the next couple of days, the "daily photo" will be featuring Abu Simbel in Nubia. The temple complex at Abu Simbel was one of the many monuments built under the reign of Ramesses II. Both of the tombs at Abu Simbel were rock-cut into a sandstone hill, and had to be moved during the UNESCO rescue operations of the 1960s to raise them above the level of the rising waters of Lake Nasser, following the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
The temple of Ramesses II is the larger of the two, and was dedicated to Ra-Horakhty, Amon Ra, the deified Ramesses, and Ptah. The temple was aligned so that twice a year the sun would illuminate the sanctuary at the very back of the temple, bathing the gods in golden sunlight. The decoration is not subtle, but the colours are beautiful, and even though the monument is so huge the interior has a feeling of intimacy. Scenes shown within the temple include the the Battle of Qadesh and the marriage of Ramesses II to the daughter of the Hittite king.
The temple of Ramesses II is the larger of the two, and was dedicated to Ra-Horakhty, Amon Ra, the deified Ramesses, and Ptah. The temple was aligned so that twice a year the sun would illuminate the sanctuary at the very back of the temple, bathing the gods in golden sunlight. The decoration is not subtle, but the colours are beautiful, and even though the monument is so huge the interior has a feeling of intimacy. Scenes shown within the temple include the the Battle of Qadesh and the marriage of Ramesses II to the daughter of the Hittite king.
- Photo For Today - Gerf Hussein Temple
Gerf Hussein temple, originally Per Ptah (the House of Ptah), was built in the name of Ramesses II by Setau (the Viceroy of Kush, who was also responsible for the Wadi es-Sebua temple to the south). This free-standing section is in fact only part of...
- Spotlight On Abu Simbel
Hello Magazine I never thought that I'd be blogging about an article on Hello magazine, or at least not on this particular blog! Just twice a year, on February 22nd and October 22nd, the first rays of the morning sun pierce through the darkness of...
- Tv Review: Monster Moves - Rescuing Ramesses
Channel 5 Yesterday's "Rescuing Ramesses", part of the new Channel 5 "Monster Moves" series in the UK (terrestrial tv) was rather better than I expected. The subject matter was the removal of a number of ancient Egyptian monuments from their original...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Daily Photo -temple Of Nefertari At Abu Simbel
The second and smaller of the two temples at Abu Simbel as that dedicated to Hathor of Ibshek and to Nefertari, the most prominent of the wives of Ramesses II. As with the large temple, the most prominent feature of the facade is Ramesses himself - of...