BUILDING THE INSIDE OUT
Once the colossal statues of the pharaoh were in position at the
new site of the Great Temple, concrete domes were constructed
under which the hypogea (the temple’s inner chambers) would
be reassembled. The process was the same on the other temple
at Abu Simbel, dedicated to Queen Nefertari. Almost 200 feet
wide, the dome was designed to bear the weight of the artificial
hill above it, which would emulate the cliffside setting of the
original temple.
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