Abu Simbel temples

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Architecture · c. 1264 BC–1244 BC · Abu Simbel, Nubia · Africa

Rock-cut colossi of Ramesses II; moved in the 1960s to escape the Aswan reservoir

Abu Simbel temples — Olaf Tausch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ancient Egyptian art — Art for eternity: a strict canon of proportion, frontal poses, stone meant to last millennia
Century: 13th century BC

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