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The four colossi signify a unified Egypt. [Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]

DSC_1054.jpg The facade was discovered by Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt in 1813.
[Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]ThumbnailsThe Great Temple of Abu Simbel was built in the 13th century to honor Ramses II.

[Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]The facade was discovered by Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt in 1813.
[Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]ThumbnailsThe Great Temple of Abu Simbel was built in the 13th century to honor Ramses II.

[Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]

The four colossi signify a unified Egypt.
[Great Temple of Abu Simbel - Egypt]