Great Temple of Abu Simbel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Temple_of_Abu_Simbel
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Ramesses_II
gptkbp:constructionStartYear circa 1244 BCE
circa 1264 BCE
gptkbp:dateOfUNESCOInscription 1979
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Ramesses_II
gptkb:Amun
gptkb:Ptah
gptkb:Ra-Horakhty
gptkbp:features cathedral
hypostyle hall
reliefs depicting Battle of Kadesh
four colossal statues of Ramesses II
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:height about 30 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Temple of Abu Simbel
gptkbp:location gptkb:Abu_Simbel,_Nubia,_Egypt
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:migratory construction of Aswan High Dam
gptkbp:movedTo 1964-1968
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Small_Temple_of_Abu_Simbel
gptkbp:orientedTo solar alignment (sun illuminates inner sanctuary twice a year)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Abu_Simbel_temples
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Nubian_Monuments_from_Abu_Simbel_to_Philae
gptkbp:width about 35 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Small_Temple_of_Nefertari
gptkb:Temple_of_Ramses_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6