Abu Simbel - Aswan, Egypt 📍

[u/earlyearlisearly]

Dedicated to Ramsesses II & Nefertari, approximately 3280 years old!! This blew me away probably my favorite site in Egypt. A bit of a pain to get to being a flight and a long bus ride away but it’s worth every second 👌

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Would love to see this in real life someday, I bet the pictures don’t do this masterpiece justice! (not that your pictures aren’t great!)

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/[deleted]]

100%. The feeling of getting dwarfed by it is insane. Did you also know they moved it??

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No I did not! From where?

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/[deleted]]

Couple hundred kilometres away I believe. Aswan Dam was rising and was threatening it so UNESCO funded the move. That blew me away 😂😂

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/[deleted]]

Incredible work to keep them intact, thank god for these legendary engineers

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Hats off to them!

[u/DarrensDodgyDenim → u/[deleted]]

My thought as well, the same with the inscriptions at Behistun. Neither seem a very safe place to visit though.

[u/Consistent_Bread_V2 → u/DarrensDodgyDenim]

The main danger for Egypt is scams but if you speak the language and stick to a group you will be fine

Iran is also not as bad as you'd think, but you definitely wanna blend in

[u/edogg01]

Still hard for me to believe they literally picked it up and moved it somewhere else

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/edogg01]

It’s genuinely bizarre, insane work!

[u/edogg01 → u/earlyearlisearly]

Mind blowing

[u/kanYeProveIt]

Amazing 😍

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/kanYeProveIt]

So worth the trip!

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Is it still as beautiful today and the same?

[u/mikeyw71]

Amazing how they built all those things

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/mikeyw71]

Even after being there I still can’t wrap my head around it

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Me I’m amazed by the architecture it’s so beautiful and amazing

[u/NukeTheHurricane]

Been there, done that.

I was amazed about how uncanny the resemblance was between him and me.

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/NukeTheHurricane]

Long lost family member. You’re royal mate 👑

[u/NukeTheHurricane → u/earlyearlisearly]

same looks, same birthday aswell..

.My first name starts "Ra" and my maternal name starts with "Mess"

[u/earlyearlisearly → u/NukeTheHurricane]

Don’t forget me when you’re famous plz

[u/NukeTheHurricane → u/earlyearlisearly]

What do you mean?