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title: Giant Foot at Abu Simbel
author: UNESCO / Laurenza
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9380/giant-foot-at-abu-simbel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Giant Foot at Abu Simbel

_Authored by UNESCO / Laurenza_

## Image File

[![Giant Foot at Abu Simbel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9380.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9380.jpg)

## Image Caption

Great [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/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 meters in depth, and entirely carved in the rock. Shown here: Detail of one of the [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) statues, between whose feet may be seen the statue of the royal children. The scale of the statue's proportions is indicated by the human figure. [Abu Simbel](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abu_Simbel/), Nubia, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) (October 1959)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Laurenza, U. /. (2018, October 25). Giant Foot at Abu Simbel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9380/giant-foot-at-abu-simbel/>
### Chicago
Laurenza, UNESCO /. "Giant Foot at Abu Simbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 25, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9380/giant-foot-at-abu-simbel/>.
### MLA
Laurenza, UNESCO /. "Giant Foot at Abu Simbel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Oct 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9380/giant-foot-at-abu-simbel/>.

## License & Copyright

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