Great Temple of Ramses II was carved out of the mountain on the West Bank on the Nile between 1274 and 1244 in honour of Ra-Harakhty, Amun, Ptah and Ramses II.
In the 1960s during the building of the High Dam, Lake Nasser threatened to engulf the temples and UNESCO cut them from the mountain and moved them to the present position.
The temple is aligned in such a way that on 22nd February and 22nd October every year, the first rays of the rising sun will enter the temple and into the Inner Sanctuary where Ramses II sits with Ra-Harakhty, Amun-Ra and Ptah.
Statues of Ramses II
The Temple of Hathor
Dedicated to the goddess Hathor, the smaller temple at Abu Simbel was built by Ramses in honour of his wife, Nefertari.
Statues of Nefertari as goddess Hathor together with Ramses II
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