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Carved into sandstone cliff, four 67-foot-high figures of Ramses II facing the Nile and flanking entrance to Abu Simbel shrine where priests conducted rituals.
Location:Abu Simbel, Egypt
Date taken:1961
Photographer:James Burke
Size:1280 x 844 pixels (17.8 x 11.7 inches)
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