Our eight-day cruise hit many highlights: the extensive temples at Karnak and Luxor; the colossal statues of Ramses II ...

This video explores the life and significance of Queen Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Ramses II. Nefertari was highly educated, able to read and write hieroglyphs, and married Ramses II at the ...

Guests can pay to book their Abu Simbel excursion ahead of travel; Viking required me to book 30 days before embarkation. Viking is adding four additional ships in the next two years. Viking ...

It’s so nice that many people from the U.K. retire there. Sound and light show at the temples of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Taken Feb. 2023. (Photo by Marla Jo Fisher/SCNG) 16.

13. Prambanan Temple Compounds, Indonesia These hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples on Java, sometimes referred to as Candi Rara Jonggrang, date from the 9th century. Earthquakes (as recently as ...

The Nubian Monuments Beyond Abu Simbel Wall drawing in the temple of Amada. Credit: Mohamed Ramez, Shutterstock While Abu Simbel is iconic, the surrounding Nubian monuments, like the lesser-known ...

The Small Temple of Abu Simbel, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and pharaoh Ramses II's wife, Nefertari, is illuminated. [Photo provided to China Daily] ...

The Small Temple at Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II for his wife, Nefertari Next to it stands a smaller temple constructed for Ramesses II's wife, Nefertari, and adorns statues outside built in ...

Dendera temple or Temple of Hathor. Egypt. Dendera , also spelled Denderah, is a small town and former bishopric in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 kilometres south of Qena, on ...

What makes these simple structures special? These are the oldest surviving rock-cut temples in India, estimated to be as old as 300 BC. Let’s look at what rock-cut architecture means.