Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Gallery

Egyptian art. Hieroglyphic writing. Great Temple. Abu Simbel

Egyptian art. Hieroglyphic writing. Detail of the lower relief in the stele that depicts the pharaoh Ramses II offering war prisoners to god Amun. Great Temple of Ramses II. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt

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Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. One of the two colo

Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. One of the two colossal statues depicting the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) seated with the nemes head and surmounted by the double crown. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt

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A long exposure picture of the Kokino megalithic observatory is seen during summer

A long exposure picture of the Kokino megalithic observatory is seen during summer solstice celebration in Kumanovo June 21, 2013. The 3,800 years old observatory was discovered in 2001 in the north-western town of Kumanovo 70 km (43 miles) north from capital Skopje and is ranked as the fourth oldest observatory in the world after Egypt's Abu Simbel, Britain's Stonehenge and Cambodia's Angkor Wat according to NASA. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)