Over 3000 tourists gather to watch the alignment of the sun on Ramses II Statue in the temple of Abu Simbel in Aswan
This Sunday morning, the sun alignment directly on the statue of King Ramses II in his great temple in the tourist city of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan, in the presence of more than 3,000 foreign tourists and Egyptian visitors, to witness the unique astronomical phenomenon embodied by the ancient Egyptians, for 33 centuries.
period of time, which occurs twice during the year, one on October 22, and the other on February 22.
the phenomenon of the sun’s perpendicularity began today at exactly six o’clock and 53 minutes, and continued for 20 minutes, until seven o’clock and 13 minutes, during which the sun’s rays crossed 60 meters inside the temple, passing through the hypostyle hall to the chamber. The Holy of Holies. The sun’s rays fall on the face of the statue of King Ramesses II, creating what looks like a flood of light that fills the features of the face of the Pharaonic king inside his room in the Holy of Holies. Then the sun’s rays multiply quickly, forming a beam of light that illuminates the faces of the four statues inside the Holy of Holies, which are the statues of the god Amun. Ra Hor and Petah were sanctified and worshiped by the ancient Egyptians.