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. . . . .Almost as amazing a feat as the original construction, was the dismantling and moving of the monument some 215 feet to higher ground where it was reconstructed. It was moved to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, which was formed when the Aswan High Dam was built in the early 1960's. The moving of this temple and the smaller temple that Ramesses built for his favorite Queen, the beautiful Nefertari, took four years. It was carried out with financial and technical assistance from around the world. The final price tag was 40 million US dollars. |
