However, the Abu Simbel Temples were more than a testament to rare royal love - they were a carefully crafted religious and ...

ASWAN, Feb 22 (MENA) – The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually — on 22 October and 22 ...

The Sun aligned on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 on face of King Ramses II’s statue at his great temple in Abu Simbel, southern Aswan a unique astronomical phenomenon continued for around 3,300 years.

Twice a year, at dawn, a blade of sunlight slips through the entrance of Egypt’s Great Temple at Abu Simbel, travels the length of a man-made cavern, and warms the stone faces of three gods and a ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A new exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will highlight the life and accomplishments of Ramses II, featuring rare gold and recently discovered ...

The top half of a statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II has been unearthed by archaeologists in southern Egypt. Discovered at the El Ashmunein site, the 12.5-foot-tall limestone fragment was found by a ...

The sun rays once again penetrated the entrance of Aswan's iconic Abu Simbel Temple earlier on Tuesday in a captivating celestial phenomenon, illuminating the Ramses II statue and showcasing the ...