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Photographs in this gallery are of Philae Temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis, a relocated site on an island in the flooded River Nile at Aswan including the Light and Sound Show night photos
Philae Temple EG204533jhp Philae Temple Egyptian Gate steps Diocletian quay east end Agilkia island was established late in the history of Egypt being mainly Ptolemaic, eventually closing as a religious site around 550AD and being located on an island had remained remarkably untouched, partly as it was submerged when the Nile flooded after the construction of the first dam. Being relocated onto the Island of Agilkia on the River Nile near Aswan, to save it being flooded permanently after the completion of the High Dam, it is perhaps one of the loveliest and most complete classic Egyptian temples to visit with a peaceful spirituality lacking in many of the land based sites mainly because of being isolated on an island from modern day noise and often being less crowded as less accessible. It also has a very delightful Light and Sound show, partly a walk through to the Sanctuary followed by a sit down session just past the Kiosk of Trajan. Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River Nile, Nubia, Philae Temple, island, pylons, carvings, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Isis, cult, relocated, rescued, High Dam, landscape, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, entrance, pylon, first, Ptolemy, second, granite, stele, year, 24, Philometer V11, mammisi, birth, house, chapel, kiosk, Trajan, lion, colonnade, columns, Roman, archaeology, Egyptology, Agilkia, Island, gate, Diocletian, Augustus, temple, Hathor, steps, water, motorboat, water, beautiful, serene, peaceful, oleander, flowering, flowers, July, 2000, slide, film, Fuji, Velvia, Nikon, FM2, FG20, manual, 35mm, scanned, scan
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Philae Temple Aswan
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Philae Temple EG204533jhp
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Philae Temple Egyptian Gate steps Diocletian quay east end Agilkia

island was established late in the history of Egypt being mainly Ptolemaic, eventually closing as a religious site around 550AD and being located on an island had remained remarkably untouched, partly as it was submerged when the Nile flooded after the construction of the first dam. Being relocated onto the Island of Agilkia on the River Nile near Aswan, to save it being flooded permanently after the completion of the High Dam, it is perhaps one of the loveliest and most complete classic Egyptian temples to visit with a peaceful spirituality lacking in many of the land based sites mainly because of being isolated on an island from modern day noise and often being less crowded as less accessible. It also has a very delightful Light and Sound show, partly a walk through to the Sanctuary followed by a sit down session just past the Kiosk of Trajan.
Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River Nile, Nubia, Philae Temple, island, pylons, carvings, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Isis, cult, relocated, rescued, High Dam, landscape, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, entrance, pylon, first, Ptolemy, second, granite, stele, year, 24, Philometer V11, mammisi, birth, house, chapel, kiosk, Trajan, lion, colonnade, columns, Roman, archaeology, Egyptology, Agilkia, Island, gate, Diocletian, Augustus, temple, Hathor, steps, water, motorboat, water, beautiful, serene, peaceful, oleander, flowering, flowers, July, 2000, slide, film, Fuji, Velvia, Nikon, FM2, FG20, manual, 35mm, scanned, scan