tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35680680.post519137248306398489..comments2024-02-29T20:44:51.383+11:00Comments on Born Under a Wandering Star: Transplanted Antiquity - Abu Simbel and PhilaeAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868809225921579099noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35680680.post-54096068900073556092010-03-15T15:39:38.077+11:002010-03-15T15:39:38.077+11:00Abu Simbel Temples are amongst the most interestin...<a href="http://www.travelafrica360.net/worship-the-deity-in-abu-simbel-temple-of-aswan.html" rel="nofollow">Abu Simbel Temples</a> are amongst the most interesting Pharaonic Temples.The most remarkable feature of the site is that the temple is precisely oriented so that twice every year, on 22 February and 22 October, the first rays of the morning sun shine down the entire length of the temple-cave to illuminate the back wall of the innermost shrine and the statues of the four gods seated there.Paraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252372041858393646noreply@blogger.com