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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 233 W: 12 N: 401]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (2220) | Templo de Debod
Surrounding the Debod Temple is a clear, moat-like lake and the whole thing stands inside a considerable garden, with palm trees making the temple seem at home, even against the backdrop of Madrid’s skyscrapers.
To the west, the hilltop site gives a view of the vast Casa de Campo recreational area on the other side of the Manzanares River.
Entry to the inside is free.
Two floors to visit but upstairs is the good stuff. Models show how the temple probably looked in its heyday, and how that stretch of the Nile looked before the coming of the Aswan dams. Better still, a series of computers gave a commentary describing the history of the temple, how the temples were rescued from the rising waters and, most importantly, how the Temple of Debod came to be in Spain.
Many Egyptian artefacts came to Europe in the 19th and early 20th Centuries … often, without the courtesy of asking the Egyptians. But, this wasn’t the case with the Temple of Debod. As late as 1960, it stood on its original site, and was freely given to Spain by the Egyptian authorities.
All info on internet.
Have a look at the workshops for another couple of images with classic POVs!
For more info on this temple you might like to check my other image 'The sign of love'. |
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