What international engineering rescue effort organized by UNESCO between 1964 and 1968 relocated the colossal temples of Abu Simbel and Philae to prevent their submersion by which project?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The rising waters of Lake Nasser created by the Aswan High Dam
- Step 1: The International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia was initiated by UNESCO in 1960.
- Step 2: Engineers dismantled the monumental rock temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel into massive stone blocks weighing up to 30 tons and reassembled them 65 meters higher on an artificial hill to save them from Lake Nasser.
Answer
The rising waters of Lake Nasser created by the Aswan High Dam.
Why not the others: 'The expansion of the Suez Canal' is hundreds of kilometers to the north; 'The Alexandria corniche' is in the far north; 'The Mediterranean delta sea-wall' is unrelated to Upper Egypt.
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