1080217 Detail from the Great Temple, Abu Sunbul, Egypt, 1852 (b/w photo) by Du Camp, Maxime (1822-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: Ramesses II (born c. 1303 BC; died July or August 1213 BC; reigned 1279?1213 BC), also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel in Nubia, southern Egypt. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan (about 300 km by road). The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).); French, out of copyright.