1898 Print Temple Abou Simbel Abu Nubia Egypt Egyptian Lake Nasser Statue XGWA8 IPR1 a Romanian resort town and

a Romanian resort town and spa with several thermal springs

" by Aileen Trump

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"Ballets Américains de Ruth Page et Bentley Stone

483 Hudson Street

1898 Print Temple Abou Simbel Abu Nubia Egypt Egyptian Lake Nasser Statue XGWA8 IPR1 a Romanian resort town andThis is an original 1898 black and white halftone print of the sunrise in one of the temples of Abu Simbel of Nubia, Egypt. The monuments were relocated in 1968 based on the fact that they were settled on the banks of Nasser Lake; in order to avoid submerging the site after the construction of the Aswan High Dam reservoir, relocation was necessary for the ancient carvings. The site was built during Pharaoh Ramesses II's reign in honor of Nefertari,