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gptkbp:instanceOf
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ruins
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Great_Temple_at_Abu_Simbel
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle
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gptkb:Egyptian
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Amun
gptkb:Nefertari
gptkb:Ptah
gptkb:Ra-Horakhty
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gptkbp:built
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13th century BC
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Ramesses_II
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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gptkb:UNESCO_international_campaign
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Egypt
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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artificial hill above original site
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Egyptian_gods
gptkb:Ramesses_II
gptkb:Nefertari
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gptkbp:entranceGuardedBy
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colossal statues
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gptkbp:features
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cathedral
inscriptions
rock-cut architecture
reliefs
hypostyle hall
colossal statues
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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hieroglyphs
depictions of deities
Battle of Kadesh scenes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Temple of Ramesses II
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Abu_Simbel
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gptkbp:mainEntranceOrientedTo
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east
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:stone
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gptkbp:movedTo
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gptkb:Aswan_High_Dam
1960s
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gptkbp:nearby
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gptkb:Temple_of_Hathor
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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relocation in 1960s
discovery by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1813
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gptkbp:numberOfSculptures
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4 colossal statues of Ramesses II
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gptkbp:originallyLocatedOn
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west bank of Nile
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Nubian_Monuments
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Egyptian_government
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Nubia
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gptkbp:significance
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archaeological importance
engineering achievement
symbol of ancient Egyptian power
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gptkbp:solarPhenomenon
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twice a year sunlight illuminates inner sanctuary
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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yes
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Nubian_Monuments_from_Abu_Simbel_to_Philae
1979
88
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gptkbp:visitedBy
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tourists worldwide
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Abydos
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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