Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel is a site on the Nile in Lower Nubia, southern Egypt, with two rock-cut temples built by Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE; the larger is fronted by four colossal seated statues of the king. To save them from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, both temples were cut into blocks and rebuilt on higher ground in 1964–1968 in an international campaign led by UNESCO.