ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )
ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )
ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )
ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )
ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )
ASWAN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 22: Sunbeams light up the statues of King Ramesses II at Abu Simbel temples in Aswan, Egypt on October 22, 2024. This occurrence happens twice per a year for twenty minutes on Ramses II’s coronation day, 22nd February, and his birthday, 22nd October. ( Fareed Kotb - Anadolu Agency )