Philae Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s, the temple had to rebuilt on another island. It was carefully dismantled with every block assigned a number and its position noted. A nearby higher island called Agilkai was modified to resemble Philae and the temple was resembled. In 1980, Philae was again opened to the public.

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delkoo (31640) 2006-06-13 14:45

bonjour stephanie
tres joli alignement de colonnes fermé par ce mur richement décoré, la lumiere est peu être un peu dure.

didier

MiguelP (14215) 2006-06-13 14:47

Splendid view of this place Stephanie, very well done and see. The colors, of the place, the greatness of the arquitecture are perfectly portraited here, even you were lucky enough not to having 5.908.897 tourist walking around. Take care.

fayeulle (26297) 2006-06-17 5:52

Bonjour Stéphanie
J'aime beaucoup ton coup d'oeuil ici. La perspective des colonnades guide notre regard vers le temple d'Isis.
Cordialement
JP

Yffic (6106) 2006-06-21 8:26

Bonjour Stéphanie.
Photo très bien composée avec ce "mur" de colonnes à droite.
Je rejoins delkoo sur la dureté de la lumière: le pb c'est qu'en vacances on veut tout voir et on n'a pas forcément la patience et le loisir de revenir quand les conditions sont idéales.

Amicalement.

Yves