Hi. Would you recommend the trip to Abu Simbel from Aswan? I am thinking of renting a car to be more economical. Is it safe for driving in this area or would you recommend a tour guide?
The Abu Simbel project was a global effort where experts and governments from multiple countries came together to save the temple. It was funded by other countries and was a multi million dollar project. It wasn't just about moving it "stone by stone" as the temple was a monolith carved into the side of the hill. So experts had to figure out how to cut the temple into pieces and relocate it. They used hand saws to painstakingly cut the temple into pieces like a jigsaw puzzle and then transported it. The hill it was relocated to is a fake hill created out of a dome made of concrete with stones over and around it to make it resemble the original hill. The Abu Simbel project was one the most complex and costliest large scale projects of its kind. It's one of the most well known mega projects. There are multiple documentaries on TH-cam which show how it was all figured out and done. Seems like your guide didn't do as good a job at explaining to you the sheer scale of what was done to enable these temples to be moved.
Hi. Would you recommend the trip to Abu Simbel from Aswan? I am thinking of renting a car to be more economical. Is it safe for driving in this area or would you recommend a tour guide?
The Abu Simbel project was a global effort where experts and governments from multiple countries came together to save the temple. It was funded by other countries and was a multi million dollar project. It wasn't just about moving it "stone by stone" as the temple was a monolith carved into the side of the hill. So experts had to figure out how to cut the temple into pieces and relocate it. They used hand saws to painstakingly cut the temple into pieces like a jigsaw puzzle and then transported it. The hill it was relocated to is a fake hill created out of a dome made of concrete with stones over and around it to make it resemble the original hill.
The Abu Simbel project was one the most complex and costliest large scale projects of its kind. It's one of the most well known mega projects. There are multiple documentaries on TH-cam which show how it was all figured out and done. Seems like your guide didn't do as good a job at explaining to you the sheer scale of what was done to enable these temples to be moved.