Abu Simbel: Ramses II's tomb
This shows Ramses II at four different ages (or did - clearly the second statue isn't especially representative at this point). Like Nefertiti's tomb, this was originally carved into a mountainside, but later moved; the busted head was actually broken before the move, and the pieces are sitting in the same position here as at the original site. The entrance is positioned so that twice a year, the sunrise occurs at such an angle that a statue that used to be in the back room is illuminated (now you just see the pillar on which the statue once stood) - the day shifted by one when the tombs were moved, but the effect is still preserved.
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