The Abu Simbel temples are two huge rock temples in Abu Simbel, a small village in Nubia, southern Egypt. They are located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, around 230 km southwest of Aswan. In the 13thn century, the twin temples were initially imprinted out of the slope throughout the supremacy of Pharaoh Ramesses II to himself and his queen Nefertar as a permanent memorial, to honour his conquest at the Battle of Kadesh. about 1264 BC and continued for about 20 years, the structure of the temple multifaceted happening in, until 1244 BC. It was one of six rock temples created in Nubia throughout the long reign of Ramesses II which was recognised as the "Temple of Ramesses, adored by Amun". Their drive was to impress Egypt's southern neighbours, and similarly to strengthen the position of Egyptian belief in the region. The design of Abu Simbel couriers a amount of ego and arrogance in Ramesses II was said by Historians. …show more content…
It was devoted to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah as well as to the sacred Rameses himself. It is one of the greatest attractive in Egypt and usually measured the most attractive of the temples custom-built throughout the reign of Rameses II, and. Four colossal 20 meter figurines of the king with the dual Atef crown of Upper and Lower Egypt adorn the frontage of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is outdid by a decoration with 22 baboons, congregations of the sun and edge the entry. The temple was positioned beforehand it was enthused which the colossal statues were sculptured straight from the rock. The throne and tiring dual crown of Upper and Lower Egypt is the placed statues signify Ramesses II. The inferior part of the statue only complete and this is because the figurine to the left of the entrance was spoiled in an earthquake. At the statue’s feet we can still see the trunk and