Philae Temple
CountryEgypt
Date380 BC
Notable Feature18 m pylons
RegionAswan
About Philae Temple
Temple of Isis, moved to Agilkia Island in the 1970s to save it from the Aswan Dam. The last place hieroglyphics were written, in 394 AD. Called the Pearl of Egypt. The relocation took 10 years.
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