During my stay in Madrid, you might think that all I did was party. You will be happy to know that I made time to do some "tourist activites" during the day. One of the cool monuments I got to visit during my segway tour was an Egyptian Monument. Good thing we had our tour guide with us because I would have had no idea the history behind the monument. So it turns out, the history behind the monument was due to the construction of the Aswan Dam in 1960. Many valuable monuments and archaeological sites were in danger of being destroyed during this time. The Egyptian people made an appeal to other countries to helpthem save these monuments. Due to the aid given by Spain, particularly in helping to save the sacred buildings of Abu Simbel, the Egyptian government donated this temple to the Spanish people in 1968. My tour guide told me all the rocks in the monument were flown in directly from Egypt. The monument is located near the palace, so if your near the palace check it out!
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