Images in this photo gallery are from Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is situated on the Nile halfway between Luxor and Aswan. The Temple of Horus in Edfu dedicated to the falcon God which is Egypt's second largest and was built in Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. The Ptolemy's were Greeks but presented themselves to the Egyptians as native pharaohs and closely imitated the traditions and architecture of Pharaonic Egypt. Due to being buried in the sand for many centuries the temple is...
more »Images in this photo gallery are from Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is situated on the Nile halfway between Luxor and Aswan. The Temple of Horus in Edfu dedicated to the falcon God which is Egypt's second largest and was built in Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. The Ptolemy's were Greeks but presented themselves to the Egyptians as native pharaohs and closely imitated the traditions and architecture of Pharaonic Egypt. Due to being buried in the sand for many centuries the temple is considered Egypt's most completely intact and best preserved. It is has a monumental pylon flanked by two granite falcons and is preceded by a great colonnaded courtyard.
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