Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 1966, the results of three-years of dismantling the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt lie ...

I went because: Other than the Pyramids and Sphinx in Giza, Abu Simbel has the most spectacular ruins in Egypt. Don't miss: The two mummy rooms in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Most of the major ...

The site of Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most awe-inspiring structures, albeit not the easiest one to visit. Comprised of two majestic temples overlooking Lake Nasser this landmark has a storied ...

When I was planning my itinerary to Egypt, the stops in Luxor, Aswan, and Cairo all seemed like obvious musts. Cairo was the Pyramids, Luxor was the New Kingdom, Aswan was the later, most complete ...

The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually -- on 22 October and 22 February. In statements to ...

Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across the Nile and the Nubian desert toward the rising sun. By 1970, they will continue their vigil from the top of the sandstone ...