Colossal Rameses at Abu-Simbel
 Colossal Statue of Rameses II at Abu-Simbel

Colossal Statue of Rameses II at Abu-Simbel. On the chest and the arm is the royal inscription of Rameses II in its cartouche. The Magnificent Rock Temple of Abu-Simbel  is located on the left bank of the Nile River in Egypt. It faces due east, the direction of the rising sun.

    

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