Two years later the Abu Simbel temples, reconstructed 64 metres above their original site, were officially unveiled.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

It was born in Egypt in the 1960s, with the international campaign to save the Nubian monuments and remove the Abu Simbel temples from danger.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Perhaps the greatest achievement of all was the preservation of the temples at Abu Simbel.

BBC: Abu Simbel: The great temple of Egypt

The temples of Abu Simbel were officially reopened in 1968 while the sacred site they had occupied for more than 3, 000 years disappeared beneath Lake Nasser.

BBC: Abu Simbel: The great temple of Egypt