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         		 Ramses had himself represented like the god Osiris so that people would accept him as a god, rather than a mortal man: by shrummer16, Views[177]
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         		 The main facade is comprised of 4 20-m tall statues of Ramses II along with several smaller statues of some of his children (he had over 170) and wives (he had 34, the favourite of which was Nefertary): by shrummer16, Views[188]
         		 The magnificent Abu Simbel complex was built in 1250 BC but was also dismantled and relocated to be saved from the dams' rising waters: by shrummer16, Views[186]
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         		 We got up before 3 am for a group tour to Abu Simbel (aka Ramses II complex): by shrummer16, Views[203]
     
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         		 During the Greco-Roman period, the crowns of the columns were carved differently - eg. with lotus (the holy flower of Aswan/Upper Egypt) and papyrus (the holy flower of Cairo/Lower Egypt). During the earlier Pharaonic period, the columns' crowns were carved with identical designs: by shrummer16, Views[766]
     
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         		 A whole wall inscribed with the key of life and royal staff of power: by shrummer16, Views[459]
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         		 A cute little bat!: by shrummer16, Views[341]
     
    Some Christian symbology mixed in with the ancient Egyptian: by shrummer16, Views[417]
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         		 Osiris, the father of Horus and the Protector God: by shrummer16, Views[595]
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         		 We took a little motorboat to see the Philae Temple. The Aswan and High Dams caused the waters to rise so much that the entire temple was dismantled and relocated from Phila Island to Ejleka Island during the 1970s: by shrummer16, Views[476]
         		 A Rasta-friendly captain showed his true colours: by shrummer16, Views[394]
         		 Lake Nasser, the second largest man-made lake in the world, was formed by the Aswan Dam and High Dam: by shrummer16, Views[996]
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