Egypt
- Up To 2,000 Tourists Witness Sun Perpendicular On Ramses Ii Face In Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service Up to 2,000 tourists saw in the morning on 22/2/2009 the unique international event to the Sun perpendicular on the face of the King "Ramses II" in his great temple in sanctum in Abu Simble tourist city the rare astronomical...
- 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...
- Travel: Abu Simbel For The Midsummer Solstice
The Times Online This is actually an advert for a cruise to see the twice-yearly solar event at Abu Simbel , but it provides a short but useful overview of the pros and cons of a trip to experience this event. The paragraph appears around three quarters...
- Sunlight Falling On The Face Of Ramses Ii
http://tinyurl.com/28vja2 (sis.gov.eg) "Up to 5,000 tourists witnessed here onThursday22/2/2007 the celebration of the perpendicular sun fall on the face of Pharaoh Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel Temple in Luxor. The captivating event happens twice per...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...
Egypt
Illuminating Ramesses at Abu Simbel
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070228/101685.shtml
Another piece about how the sun shines into the inner sanctum of the main temple of Abu Simbel to light the face of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. This has become something of a spectacle, with 1000s of people attending the event:
"Around 6,000 tourists visit Abu Simbel during the festival, with just a lucky few getting inside for the fleeting 20 minutes that the statues are illuminated.
Mohammed Hamed, senior inspector of antiquities at Abu Simbel, said, 'The astronomical phenomenon represents the agricultural season, and the cultivation season for the ancient Egyptians. Certainly astronomically, the temple has been designed on the 23 latitude and when the sun moves from the south to north it is at a moderate time of Spring, and this lasts for one day on 21st February. And when the sun moves from north to south it is at a moderate time of Autumn.'
The 3,200-year-old temple is a marvel of ancient technology and a tribute to the scientific sophistication of the ancient Egyptians."
This is a short piece, but well worth the look because of the photographs, which shown the sun reaching the inner sanctum.
The story is accompanied by a video, which can be found at:
The story is accompanied by a video, which can be found at:
http://www.cctv.com/video/cultureexpress/2007/02/cultureexpress_128_20070228_1.shtml
I couldn't get it to play in either Firefox or Explorer, even after disabling various security settings. I suspect that its just a setup problem, but this might prevent others from viewing the video too (Windows Media 9).
- Up To 2,000 Tourists Witness Sun Perpendicular On Ramses Ii Face In Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service Up to 2,000 tourists saw in the morning on 22/2/2009 the unique international event to the Sun perpendicular on the face of the King "Ramses II" in his great temple in sanctum in Abu Simble tourist city the rare astronomical...
- 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...
- Travel: Abu Simbel For The Midsummer Solstice
The Times Online This is actually an advert for a cruise to see the twice-yearly solar event at Abu Simbel , but it provides a short but useful overview of the pros and cons of a trip to experience this event. The paragraph appears around three quarters...
- Sunlight Falling On The Face Of Ramses Ii
http://tinyurl.com/28vja2 (sis.gov.eg) "Up to 5,000 tourists witnessed here onThursday22/2/2007 the celebration of the perpendicular sun fall on the face of Pharaoh Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel Temple in Luxor. The captivating event happens twice per...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...