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International campaign for the safeguarding of the Nubian monuments launched by UNESCO. In this photo, you can see the first arch of the scaffolding for the dome of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel under erection on its new site. Abu Simbel...

Great Temple (height: 110 feet / 33 meters, width: 127 feet / 38 meters) built under the 19th dynasty. On the facade, four colossuses about 67 feet / 20 meters high represent Rameses II (1290-1223 BCE). The complete work is 270 feet / 68...

Great Temple (height: 110 feet / 33 meters, width: 127 feet / 38 meters) built under the 19th dynasty. On the facade, four colossuses about 67 feet / 20 meters high represent Rameses II (1290-1223 BCE). The complete work is 270 feet / 68...

Dismantling of the statues of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel during the International Campaign for the Safeguard of the Nubian Monuments launched by UNESCO. Abu Simbel, Egypt, Nubia (9 February 1966)

This temple was constructed in the Valley of the Lions by Ramesses II (c. 1250 BCE) in honour of the gods Amun Ra and Ra Harmakhis. The back of the temple is hollowed out in the rock. In the foreground stands the king's statue and a "dromos"...

An expert making a detailed survey in the sanctuary of the Great Temple. In the background —from left to right— the seated statues of Ptah, Amun, Rameses II and Harakhte. Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt (March 1960)

A rare view into the workspace of a member of the UNESCO Digital Archives team.

Chateau de Chillon (Castle Chillon), Canton Vaud, Switzerland.

Castle Chillon, Canton Vaud, Switzerland

An illustration from a 5th century BCE Greek red-figure pottery vase showing the myth of Europa and Zeus disguised as a bull. (Tarquinia Archaeological Museum, Italy)