![]() The entrance into the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, with four statues of Ramesses II. This threatened the existence of the Abu Simbel Temple, and it was completely relocated in 1968. ![]() While this temple complex is known today as the Abu Simbel Temple, it was referred to in the past as the “Temple of Ramesses, Beloved by Amun.” During the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam reservoir was built, which resulted in the creation of Lake Nasser. The two temples of this complex were built in the 13th century BC during the reign of the powerful Ramesses II. The Abu Simbel Temple is an enormous rock temple complex located on Egypt’s border with Sudan. ![]()
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