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Photos in this gallery are of Edfu Temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and usually the first first visit after leaving Luxor ona Nile Cruise.
Edfu Temple Ptolemy Horus EG052207JHP Edfu Temple Carving Ptolemy Horus Ambulatory Corridor Inside good quality in the narrow area around the inner wall this large and almost intact building is located by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC, this particular part being started 116-71BC along with the present pylon. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temple, preserved, Horus, decorated, hieroglyphs, cartouche, reliefs, ambulatory, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, landscape
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Edfu Temple Ptolemy Horus EG052207JHP
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Edfu Temple Carving Ptolemy Horus Ambulatory Corridor Inside good quality

in the narrow area around the inner wall this large and almost intact building is located by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC, this particular part being started 116-71BC along with the present pylon.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temple, preserved, Horus, decorated, hieroglyphs, cartouche, reliefs, ambulatory, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, landscape