Il sole su Ramses II

Thousands of visitors line up to visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, to observe the sun to send a beam of light into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Thousands of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
People visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, to observe the sun to send a beam of light into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Thousands of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
The sun sends a beam of light into the Great Temple of Ramses II's dark inner chamber, for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Thousands of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
People line up to visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, to observe the sun to send a beam of light into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb.22, 2019. Thousands of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
People rest after they visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, where the sun sends a beam of light into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber for over ten minutes in Abu Simbel, 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb.22, 2019. Thousands of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare 3,200-year-old astronomical ceremony that happens twice a year. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Succede solo due volte l’anno, il 22 febbraio e il 22 ottobre. Il sole illumina per 20 minuti l’interno della tomba di Ramses, proprio sull’effige del faraone. È uno degli esempi più incredibili del legame tra architetura e astrologia, tipico degli antichi egizi, perché tradizione vuole che Ramses sia nato il 22 febbraio e che sia salito al trono il 22 ottobre. Il sole quindi è visto come un modo per ridonare la vita e la carica all’imperatore. Il tempio di Ramses si trova nel sito archeologico di Abu Simbel, nell’alto Egitto, patrimonio Unesco dal 1979. Accanto, più piccolo, si trova anche il tempio della moglie Nefertari. (foto Ap)

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