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Temple of Abu Simbel

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Temple of Abu Simbel
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“The Great Temple of Abu Simbel was completed in 1244 BCE. It is one of the crowning monuments of Rameses the Great, the pharaoh who would become the model for Percy Shelley’s poem "Ozymandias": "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" At Abu Simbel, four…”
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The Atlas Obscura Guide to the 2027 Total Solar Eclipse

On August 2, 2027, the Moon's shadow will cross southern Spain, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Near Luxor, in the Nile Valley, totality will last six minutes and twenty-three seconds. That number is the whole story. Most total eclipses give you two or three minutes. The celebrated North American eclipse of 2024 managed four and a half at its very best. Six minutes and twenty-three sec…

constructed along axis of sun for light to flood innermost sanctum

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  • Temple of Abu SimbelSightconstructed along axis of sun for light to flood innermost sanctum
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  • Colossi of MemnonAttractionLuxor, Egyptstood for 3,400 years, acoustic wonder of ancient world
  • tomb of NefertariSightLuxor, Egyptcalled the Sistine Chapel of Egypt for its paintings
  • tomb of RekhmireSightLuxor, EgyptInside this 3,500-year-old tomb are remarkable ancient Egyptian paintings of African wildlife.
  • Deir el-MedinaNeighborhoodLuxor, Egyptvillage where workers who cut royal tombs lived
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