Unbelievable Tour Around Abu Simbel temple of The Pharaoh Ramesses II

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Unbelievable Tour Around Abu Simbel temple of The Pharaoh Ramesses II This is Steve with our travel clubs here we are and Abu Simbel and the southernmost point of Egypt , this is one of the most famous temple in the world. Built for Ramses the second one of the most prominent Pharaoh in the history of ancient Egypt , he ruled for 67 years and this is just one of many .. many temples that he built throughout his reign . he was quite a character he had over fifty two wives and over a hundred and sixty seven children throughout the entire time . here , this temple was actually relocated two hundred meters, above artificial lake there , that lake ..Lake Nasser is the largest artificial lake in the world , it's created by the Aswan Dam which started starting in 1962 and finished in 1964 I believe , the other side of that dam about 65 , this Dam only 65 kilometer from Sudan ! which is a little bit scary , but this trip has been Unbelievable so we weren't able to take pictures inside the temple so you have to come with us next time you go to Egypt so you can get inside and see what's inside pickets and the stories that are depicted on the walls are absolutely unbelievable about the life of ramses the second and what he did to United Egypt Kingdom again so I'll turn the camera off for now but this is quite a quite a great way to wrap up towards the end of our trip here seeing one of the wonders of nature old world Abu Simbel temple ..( 00:22 ) is a temple complex, originally cut into a solid rock cliff, in southern Egypt and located at the second cataract of the Nile River. The two temples which comprise the site (The Great Temple and The Small Temple) were created during the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1279 - c. 1213 BCE) either between 1264 - 1244 BCE or 1244-1224 BCE. The discrepancy in the dates is due to differing interpretations of the life of Ramesses II by modern day scholars. It is certain, based upon the extensive art work throughout the interior of the Great Temple, that the structures were created, at least in part, to celebrate Ramesses' victory over the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE. To some scholars, this indicates a probable date of 1264 BCE for the initial construction as the victory would have been fresh in the memory of the people. However, the decision to build the grand monument at that precise location, on the border with the conquered lands of Nubia, suggests to other scholars the later date of 1244 BCE in that it would have had to have been begun after the Nubian Campaigns Ramesses II undertook with his sons and was built as a symbol of Egypt's power. Lake Nasser .. ( 01:07 ) refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory (83% of the total), with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia . The area of Sudan-administered Wadi Halfa Salient was largely flooded by Lake Nasser. The lake is some 550 km (340 mi) long and 35 km (22 mi) across at its widest point, which is near the Tropic of Cancer. It covers a total surface area of 5,250 km2 (2,030 sq mi) and has a storage capacity of some 132 km3 (32 cu mi) of water. The lake was created as a result of the construction of the Aswan High Dam across the waters of the Nile between 1958 and 1971. The lake is named after Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and the second President of Egypt, who initiated the High Dam project.