Philae
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The backside of the above structure. There seems to be an engraved stone altar built into the wall, and some long destroyed smaller enclosure or platform |
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High-relief stone work that is of highest quality and lovely detail (Isis and Horus) |
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The inner sanctum, highly detailed walls that tell the story of the gods and goddesses. This is the only picture I mananaged to take without a tripod. I sat the camera on the ground and held it steady to get a clear shot of this. |
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The temple is relatively speaking young. It was bult when the Greeks dominated Egypt, under Ptolemy and completed by the Romans. |
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As often seen, a smaller temple dedicated on one of the gods is on the same grounds, next to what may have been tombs |
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Philae (meaning 'the end') was literally at the southern edge of the empire and was one of my favorite places in Egypt |
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Before heading back to Aswan we stopped at the Aswan Dan, visible in the background. Some optied to go in, I was not that interested at the time |
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The monument to the dam builders (from Egypt and the Soviet Union) |
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