Question

Why was egypt’s abu simbal temple moved in the 1960s

Answer 1

By means of a complex engineering feat the 1960s the temples were salvaged from the rising waters of the mile river caused by erection of the Aswan high Dam. Colossal statues of Ramses ll seated at the main entrance to the great temple at Abu Simbel.

Answer 2

Answer:

The original location of the temple was going to be flooded by the construction of a Dam.

Explanation:

The Abu Simbel temple was located close to the Nile River. The economy of the region was heavily influenced by the river, much of the land was destined for agricultural purposes as well as fishing, but since the Nile river acted unpredictable and the crescents flooded the crops and the droughts meant dry yields affecting a lot of these areas, the built of a dam was necessary and from 1902 to 1946 the British tried to built the dam but failed in building a dam that could control the Flood levels efficiently. Later they concluded that they must build a Dam farther away taller and able to produce hydroelectric power, the problem was that this Dam built 8km away meant the construction of the Nasser lake that would flood many of the Egyptian treasures and temples putting them underwater.

The Unesco rapidly came to play and after many project submissions like Raising the temple, or building a dam surrounding them, but the one that ended being executed (Apparently because of money) was relocating the many treasures and temples. The Abu Simbal temple was relocated 200m away and 60m taller, the process included cutting down the temple in big blocks and reassembling them further away, and in 1968 the temple was relocated and saved from the new Dam.

One of the big consequences of this relocation was that the temple original location was mathematically exactly positioned by the Egyptians to receive sunlight inside the temple two times a year, on 21 February( Ramses II birthday) and 21 October(His crowning). The new location worked for a couple of years until they find out that the phenomenon was occurring one day delayed, probably because of Earth's movements miscalculations.