SUBMERGED GLORY—A STUDY IN STONE

Duration: 28 min

Year Published: 1962

Creator: United Nations

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Abu Simbel, a pair of gigantic temples carved from solid Nubian rock 3,200 years ago at the command of Pharaoh Rameses II, and other treasures of antiquity are threatened with inundation by the waters soon to rise at the Aswan Dam in Egypt. Shows these treasures and outlines UNESCO's world-wide campaign to save this great heritage of mankind.

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Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)