The construction of the temple of Philae
date last Pharaohs in the fourth century and is best known for the temple of Isis. Just as the temples of Abu Simbel,
he was completely dismantled and rebuilt block on Aguilkya island, three
hundred meters up to save the waters of Lake Nasser.
Philae Island was a rocky island in the middle of the River Nile, south of Aswan .
It was called in Hieroglyphic “Apo” which means Ivory. It was also
known by the Greek “Elephantine”, most probably because it was an
important center of trade, especially for ivory.
The Ancient Egyptians built a beautiful and magnificent Temple on
this island for the Goddess Isis, but the Temple became submerged after
the first Aswan dam was built in 1906, and it was not until the
seventies that many nations attempted to save the Temple. All these
countries, together with UNESCO, selected a suitable place, but they had
to wait until the completion of the High Dam, in 1971, which would
stabilize the level of the water around their chosen island.
The new island was called Egilica , it was completely reshaped to imitate Philae Island as closely as possible.
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