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ABU GHURAB / The sun temples
The temple most worth the visit is the Sun Temple of Nyuserre, which is the furthest away from the pyramids of Abu Sir (where the same Nyuserre built his pyramid). The other temple, the one of Userkaf, lies almost within the pyramid area. Userkaf named his temple, "Stronghold of Re", while Nyuserre named his "Delight of Re".The sun temples were built with the pyramid structure in mind. In the case of Nyuserre's, a 20 metre base with leaning walls stood beneath a thick obelisk 37 metres high. Much of the base still stand, the obelisk is gone. In front of this, an alabaster altar stood, and this is still there. It appears that this was on the ground, most likely used for There are ancient documents suggesting that there should be 4 temples more, but these have never been identified.
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