Abu Simbel Temple

Ramesses II offering to Goddess Sekhmet 

Ramesses II killing a Libyan enemy 

Detailed compositions

Detailed compositions of the famous battle of Qadesh, in which Ramesses II confronted the Hittites in the fifth year of his reign. Below the spies are flogged.

Great Hypostyle Hall

It is 18 meters long and 16.7 meters wide and is supported by eight massive Osirian columns depicting the defiant Ramesses associated with the god Osiris, the god of the underworld, as a reference to the king's life.

Ramesses II smiting his enemies

The names and the epithets of Ramesses II

Ramesses II triumphant, a top his chariot 

Series of rooms

Series of rooms called “treasures rooms”. Most likely, it was here that the most precious tools of the temple had been stored.

Ramesses II offering to God Ptah

Names and titles of King Ramses II

Scenes of worship of the divine boats 

Holy of Holies

It contains four statues representing, from left to right: "Ptah", "Amun-Ra", "Ramses II", and "Ra-Hor-Akhty".

Battle of Kadesh

A detailed description of the famous Battle of Kadesh, during which Ramesses II confronted the Hittites in the fifth year of his reign. Below, a representation of Egyptian soldiers striking two enemy spies.

The hypostyle hall

It is 18 meters long and 16.7 meters wide and is supported by eight huge Osirid pillars depicting the deified Ramses linked to the god Osiris, the god of the Underworld, to indicate the everlasting nature of the pharaoh.

Ramesses II on his chariot attacking an Asian fortress

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BCE). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Rameses himself. It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Rameses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double Atef crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the entrance.

Treasure halls

Small side halls called "treasure halls," which were often used to store the temple's valuables.

The back door of large hall leads to a room with four pillars

Great Temple of Abu Simbel

The construction of the Great Temple took approximately twenty years, and it was completed around the 24th year of the reign of Ramesses II, 1265 BC. It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to Ramesses the Challenger. It is generally considered the most magnificent and beautiful of the temples built during the reign of Ramesses II, and is considered one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. The temple facade features four colossal statues, each 20 meters tall, representing Ramesses II seated on a throne, wearing the double Atef crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statues are surmounted by a cornice featuring 22 sun-worshipping monkeys.

Ramses II killing his enemies

The sanctuary of the Temple

Four statues are carved into the rock representing, from left to right, Ptah, Amon-Ra, Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty

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