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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 EG204531jhp 
 Philae Temple courtyard vistors tourists groups busy Ancient Egyptian Isis pylon columns carvings Gods Aswan 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. 
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Philae Temple EG204531jhp
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Philae Temple courtyard vistors tourists groups busy Ancient Egyptian Isis

pylon columns carvings Gods Aswan 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