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Statue of Ramesses II Relocated

In an unprecedented feat of international cooperation, UNESCO and Egypt relocated the 67-meter Abu Simbel temples in 1968 to save them from Aswan Dam flooding.

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A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal, glass, marble, or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size. A sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure, but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst those that are more than twice life-size are regarded as colossal statues.

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