Front elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia Product:Canvas 19th January 1967

19th January 1967

East view of the quadrangle of St Peter's Hospital

William Whetenhall

View of the Sun and Last inn in Newgate Market

Front elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia Product:Canvas 19th January 1967'Front elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia', Egypt, 1849. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279 1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon Re and Re Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817