Ancient Art Saved, Engineers To Move Treasures Of The Nile
Ancient Art Saved, Engineers To Move Treasures Of The Nile
An art treasure of the ages is being salvaged through modern engineering sciences. The temples of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II are in the path of flood waters from the Aswan Dam on the Nile. In a $36,000,000 project, they will be sawed into sections and reassembled 200 feet above their original site. Great shots of the temples, interior and exterior. Egypt The temples of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II. CUS - Some of the carvings and inscriptions on the temple. MCUS - Archeologists measuring the inside of the tomb, many drawings and inscriptions on the walls of the tomb. MS - A shot of a carved in stone image of Rameses II, and an engineer measuring the carving. MS - An engineer measuring the head of Rameses II, The head of the carving is three times larger than a man.