The Temple of Gerf Hussein in Nubia

In the West Bank of the River Nile, but now covered by Lake Nasser, a few kilometers to the south of the site Dendur, and the temple was bulldozed (Continental) Hussein. Today has been moved to the new Kalabsha, but for many years, it is still cleared. Side remark, it took considerable time to Kalabsha be opened to the public. The reason for this is that perhaps what has become the island, and was supposed to be part of the mainland. Therefore, as the waters of Lake Nasser rose above the level expected for transport and logistics services, it became a problem, and it took a long time to overcome these obstacles.
Since few people can claim to have seen the temple in its original location in the Nubian village took its name from the temple, and rebuild its ranks and one of the most important archaeological activities today. Remember those days in the 1960s, before the end of the High Dam, and when one can still sail from the port south of Aswan and Nubia waterfall through access to the temples in their hometowns, most overlooking the Nile with
Cliff Hussein, or more correctly, by Ptah, "House of Ptah", so named for the ancient Egyptians, was actually the work of a large Setaw name (Setau) during the reign of Ramses II. Other temples built in Nubia during the reign of Ramses II and the Governor's house, including Al-Qaeda, El Sapo, El-Derr, Aksha, of course, Abu Simbel (and some small additions to the beloved). Setaw King of Nubia, and oversaw the building of the temple in the plan the same temple of Ramses II in the Valley of Sabo (Black Valley), who were also rescued in the waters of Lake Nasser during the 1960's. The temple is also very similar to the famous temple of Abu Simbel in the south.
Temple of the cliff Hussein is partly free, partly excavated in the rock at the back of the temple, and therefore the structure of the speos type. It is dedicated to different gods such as Ptah Ptah - Tatenen, Hathor, and of course, Ramesses II himself. Cliff Hussein is a good one, with a simple plan, symmetrical oriented east and west, and went through a large quadrangular court surrounded on three sides by covered galleries elegant style lotus columns (Far East) and columns and statues of Ramses II stands committed elsewhere.
Back wall of the court is reduced to mimic the function with the object subjected to beatings and the Corniche. After the yard, and the temple on the rocks, cutting part of the room most of the large square with a roof supported by six pillars against the committed, and the method of Osiris huge statues of Ramses II. On the side walls of the room on each side of the niches in which four groups of statues of Ramses II stands between two gods.
A waiting room surrounded by two through the deep beyond the hall of columns, which leads to three churches, most of which is a sanctuary decorated with inscriptions of Ramses II in the company of the gods. In relief, which provides fresh vegetables to the bark of the god Ptah, while in other scenes of Ramses II's death is embraced and adopted by Pakhet. This is the tomb of the sacred boat of Ptah, which was established in the socket. In the back of this room is a niche with a group of the Statue of Ptah and the deified Ramesses II, Petah Tatenen Hathor.
Side remark, and the Nubia Museum in Aswan, in the heart and central exhibition hall is a huge statue of Ramses II, which comes from the cliff Hussein. It's unique in the absence of was formed by the royal sculptors, but by the people of Nubia, in the sandstone. It is fragile and can not be moved along the Kalabsha temple architectural elements and save the other statues.