My video takes you through Abu Simbel’s Small Temple, starting at the entrance bordered by 35-feet-tall (~11 m) statues of the New Kingdom pharaoh Ramses II and his queen Nefertari and then into its baroque interior. The temple was dedicated to the goddess Hathor; the exterior statues of Nefertari depict her dressed as the deity. Although only a fraction of the size of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, I found the Small Temple’s interior to be more beautiful. Click to read my travel guide “How to Take a Self-Guided Tour of Abu Simbel.”
