However, the Abu Simbel Temples were more than a testament to rare royal love - they were a carefully crafted religious and ...
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How Abu Simbel fooled the world for 3,000 years
Abu Simbel is one of the most iconic temples in Egypt but few know just how carefully it was designed to impress, intimidate, and even deceive. In this episode, we explore how Ramses II used ...
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Abu Simbel: The 3,000-Year Illusion
Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most iconic monuments — but for over 3,000 years, it held a secret that fooled almost everyone. In this video, we uncover how its design, history, and rediscovery reveal a ...
For five years the problem was attacked by the world’s most imaginative engineers. Scheme after intricate scheme was devised on their drawing boards. Offer after expensive offer was made to save the ...
Sixty-five years ago, the monumental Abu Simbel was destined to disappear beneath the floodwaters of a new Nile dam. Then the first lady of the United States stepped in. After persuading her husband, ...
Just when you may have thought that archaeologists have discovered all there is to find in Egypt, they uncover something new.
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