sun alignment
Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple
Archaeology
December 22, 2019
Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple
Thousands of tourists and the governor of Luxor on Sunday witnessed a sun alignment at the Temple of Amun-Ra in…
Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut
Archaeology
December 9, 2019
Visitors marvel as sun alignment illuminates the Temple of Hatshepsut
Archaeologists and astronomers visited on Monday the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor’s Qurna mountain to witness a sun alignment…
Sun alignment illuminates King Ramses II’s face at Abu Simbel
Travel
October 22, 2019
Sun alignment illuminates King Ramses II’s face at Abu Simbel
The sun illuminated King Ramses II’s face in Aswan’s Abu Simbel temple on Tuesday, a phenomenon that occurs twice a…
Aswan governorate starts preparations for Abu Simbel sun alignment celebration
Art news
September 26, 2019
Aswan governorate starts preparations for Abu Simbel sun alignment celebration
Aswan Governor Ahmed Ibrahim called for augmented preparations for the celebration of the sun’s alignment with the face of the…
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
Archaeology
October 22, 2018
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
Egyptian governmental ministers, officials, and some 3,000 tourists on Monday celebrated on sun alignment above the Ramses II statue…
3,800 tourists witness sun alignment at Abu Simbel
Archaeology
February 22, 2018
3,800 tourists witness sun alignment at Abu Simbel
Approximately 3,800 foreign tourists and 1,200 Egyptians witnessed the alignment of the sun on King Ramses II’s statue at Abu…
Ramses II statue illuminated in Abu Simbel sun-alignment
Egypt
October 22, 2016
Ramses II statue illuminated in Abu Simbel sun-alignment
Egyptian officials and tourists celebrated the alignment of the sun on King Ramses II's face, a phenomenon that occurs twice…
3,000 tourists attend King Ramses’ sun alignment ceremony
Archaeology
October 23, 2015
3,000 tourists attend King Ramses’ sun alignment ceremony
Over 3,000 tourists gathered on October 22 at the Abu Simbel temple to watch the alignment of the sun on…
Sun aligns on Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel
Archaeology
October 22, 2015
Sun aligns on Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel
The sun aligned on the face of the statue of Ramses II at the Abu Simbel temple in Aswan, a…