Egypt 2003

This temple was, before the construction of the second Aswan dam, on the island of Philae. From 1972 to 1980, UNESCO moved it to the island of Agilkia. The temple had been flooded since the installation of the first Aswan dam, in 1902.
Access to the temple is therefore by boat, a very nice 5-minute ride in the middle of the fauna and a sumptuous natural setting.

Tourist-Egyptian discussion... Real carpet merchants!!

Meditation or micro-nap???

White egret (left) and Grey heron (right).

Arrival at the temple of Philae, dedicated to the Goddess Isis

Zoom in to see in the background on the 1st pylon, Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos pulling prisoners by the hair...

west colonnade

In the Mammisi, capital representing the goddess Hathor

Isis/Hathor and Horus on the 2nd pylon
Isis, woman supporting the Moon between her cow horns, is the mother of Horus and the sister (and wife) of Osiris...

Hypostyle hall

Graffiti left by Napoleonic soldiers

The site is magnificent...

Trajan's Kiosk with on the right the detail of one of its magnificent capitals.

Oleander