Abu Simpo Temple is more than 60 meters deep. Every vernal equinox and autumnal equinox, the sun shines directly into the deepest part of the cave, making the whole temple shine. Later, because of the construction of the Yaswin Dam, the United Nations decided to dig the temple and move it up 200 meters to prevent it from being flooded. However, because it is impossible to master astronomy like the ancient Egyptians, the time of sun exposure has been deviated.
The four statues of Ramses II on the front are 20 meters high. Visitors can enter the temple from here. Inside is a large column room, which consists of eight statues of Ramses II imitating the god of Osiris, and the height is 10 meter. The carvings on both sides of the big column house must not be missed. It is engraved with the spectacular scene of Ramses II fighting Hittites in Kadesh (present-day Syria). The sightseeing highlight in the front room deep in the column room is the relief of Queen Nefertili. There are several statues side by side in the deepest holy place, from right to left: Lahak God, deified Ramses II, Amun Rashin and Putaha God.
This temple is 30m high, 36m wide and 60m deep. In front of the temple, there are four huge Ramses statues, each 20 meters high, next to their mother, wife and children. They are lifelike and still intact after more than 3000 years of wind erosion. More than 30 years ago, when the Aswan High Dam began to be built, Nubian monuments faced the doom of sinking to the bottom of the lake forever, and its value attracted worldwide attention. UNESCO appealed to all countries in the world to save Nubia, and 5 1 country responded. From 1960 to 1980, experts have carried out more than 40 large-scale activities to save historical sites: an investigation team composed of archaeologists from 24 countries investigated the areas threatened by lake water; After positioning and calculation, 22 temples were demolished and moved to safe areas, and then rebuilt with their old faces. More than 3000 years ago, the designers of the temple accurately applied the knowledge of astronomy, astrology and geography to design the temple as required. Only on Ramses II's birthday (February1year) and the foundation stone laying day (February1year1month) can the rising sun Hui Jin enter from the temple gate, cross the 60-meter-deep temple corridor and scatter at the end of the temple. In order to preserve the wonders of the Sun Festival, UNESCO launched a fund-raising campaign, sent world-class scientific and technological personnel, and used the most advanced scientific and technological measurement methods to move the abu simbel temple 60 meters upward to ensure that the temple would not be flooded. Despite painstaking efforts, the time of the Sun Festival was misplaced and moved back by one day. About 50 meters away from Abu Simpo Temple, there is a temple built by Pharaoh Ramses II for her beautiful and moving wife, which is also worth seeing.