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Picture of tourists looking at the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, Egypt

Temple Tourists

In this picture from the May 1969 issue, tourists marvel at the reconstructed Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, Egypt. The temple had been relocated the year prior to prevent destruction by rising waters after construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Photograph by George Gerster, Nat Geo Image Collection