Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Temple of Philae


This is part of the Temple of Philae.
It's on an island in Lake Nasser. The lake was created when the Aswan Dam was built and the resulting lake flooded many archeological sites.
Several, such as this one, were dismantled and moved to higher ground.
I hadn't realized these were relief carvings until I saw them with my own eyes in real life.

13 comments:

David Cranmer said...

Incredible structures, Leah. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Leah J. Utas said...

David, they are incredible. I'll be posting more.

the Bag Lady said...

Amazing! They look huge!

Leah J. Utas said...

Bag Lady, they freakin' are.

Dawn said...

Amazing how they kept the perspective on such huge designs.

Bossy Betty said...

WoW! Amazing to look at these and think about all the work that went into them.

Leah J. Utas said...

Dawn it baffles me how this was done.

Betty, it really is. I can't imagine doing anything like it.

Hilary said...

I can't imagine how much work was put into this beautiful artwork and so many like it.. or how many sets of eyes have gazed upon it. Just amazing. Looking forward to more of your photos.

Reb said...

Just amazing! They did a good job of re-assembly.

messymimi said...

My hat is off to the builders. Thanks for the pic.

Leah J. Utas said...

Hilary, it's all boggling.

Reb, they sure did.

Totally agree, Messymimi. You're welcome.

Barbara Martin said...

I ditto David's comment. A little history along with your photos is much appreciated.

Leah J. Utas said...

Barbara, I'll post more pics and I'll see what I can do about info to go along with them.