Massive temples, notably those of Abu Simbel and Philae, were relocated. Total cost came to US$80 million, half of which was donated by some 50 countries. For the temples of Ramses II, time was short; ...

the Abu Simbel temple in the early 1960s was a first act to recognize this idea. UNESCO launched an international safeguarding campaign to save monuments in Nubia from being flooded by the waters of ...