Abu - Simbel - Inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of removal and rec

Description: Abu - Simbel - Inauguration ceremony to mark the completion of removal and reconstruction of the Abu Simbel Temples on their new site. The international Campaign for the saving of the Nubian monuments was launched by Unesco in 1960. Here, Mr René Maheu, Director - General of the Unesco during his speech. In the foreground, from right to left : His Eminence the Cardinal Tisserant, Doyen of the Sacred College; Mr. Yvon Bourges, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

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