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The 17 pages that link to Abu Simbel, each with the reason it gives.

• Ancient EgyptBroader topic: Their colossal façades express royal power at Egypt’s southern frontier.

• Ramesses IIBroader topic: Their colossal façade presents Ramesses II as both ruler and divine figure.

• NubiaBroader topic: Their relocation became the most celebrated rescue project during the Nubian campaign.

• Aswan High DamBroader topic: Their relocation became the best-known rescue operation undertaken before the reservoir filled.

• Rock-cut architectureBroader topic: Their colossal cliff façades combine rock excavation with royal and religious imagery.

• Egyptian templeBroader topic: Their carved setting and royal imagery show temple building beyond Egypt's central Nile valley.

• Ancient Egyptian architectureBroader topic: Their colossal façades and carved interiors unite architecture with royal imagery.

• Ancient Egyptian kingshipBroader topic: Their colossal royal figures broadcast Egyptian authority at the southern frontier.

• Egyptian templesBroader topic: Their location and colossal statues display temple building as royal presence in a frontier region.

• Lake NasserBroader topic: Their relocation became the campaign’s best-known rescue project.

• Nineteenth Dynasty of EgyptBroader topic: Their scale and placement display Ramesses II’s royal image beyond Egypt’s core.

• Ramesside periodBroader topic: Their scale and placement show how royal building asserted Egyptian power in the south.

• Aswan GovernorateBroader topic: They are among the governorate’s best-known archaeological sites.

• Giovanni BelzoniBroader topic: Belzoni’s clearance opened the Great Temple’s entrance to European visitors.