Ancient monuments which had to be transplanted due to submergance?

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2007-02-28 02:22:34 · 2 answers · asked by pradeep s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

24 Egyptian monuments were moved to avoid them from being lost to the world when the Aswan dam was built.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel

2007-03-03 21:24:41 · answer #1 · answered by DeSaxe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Notably the temples of Abu Simbel when Lake Nasser was formed as a consequence of the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

2007-02-28 02:35:05 · answer #2 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋