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January 30, 2006

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
The temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. Even more amazing than the sheer size of the towering monument is imagining the UNESCO effort involved in moving this temple and the queen's temple nearby painstakingly piece by piece from the now-flooded land below.

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great pictures and info
regards john

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