The statue that remains still in darkness, even on these two days is of Ptah, the Goddess of darkness. T The Sun Festival takes place when the light hits the statues. The light which streams into the complex reflects on Ramses II and Sun God’s seated statues, illuminating the entire place and highlighting its brilliant architecture. It’s said that the Sun Temple took about twenty years to get built.Ību Simbel Temple remains in darkness all through the year except for when it sees the stream of natural sunlight on two occasions in February and October. between the Egyptians and Anatolians (which includes part of modern-day Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon). The monument honors Ramses II’s victory in the Battle of Kadesh, which is believed to have taken place in 1274 B.C. Further inside is the Hypostyle Hall filled with flowered pillars and scenes of the family of the king. There are 108-foot-high statues of Ramses in the entranceway, leading to a grand hall separated into two treasury rooms. The entire site was dismantled and reassembled at a place 65m higher and 200m behind the river. In 1964, the temple was conserved to protect it from the rising waters of the Aswan High Dam. The temple remained hidden from the world until 1812 when the Swiss explorer Johann Burckhardt found it. The extraordinary beauty and grandeur of the Sun temples is simply spellbinding. There are two other temples in the complex as well, one for Ramses and the second for his queen Nefertiti.
The 65-foot seated Ramses statue is the temple’s main attraction. The Sun temple, located on the banks of the River Nile, was built in 1250 B.C. and is carved into the sandstone cliffs. Built by King Ramses II, the temples of Abu Simbel are touted to be the most impressive ones in the country. The Temples of Abu Simbel is a huge attraction in Egypt, bringing many tourists into the country each year.
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