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:
Incredible structures, Leah. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
David, they are incredible. I'll be posting more.
Amazing! They look huge!
Bag Lady, they freakin' are.
Amazing how they kept the perspective on such huge designs.
WoW! Amazing to look at these and think about all the work that went into them.
Dawn it baffles me how this was done.
Betty, it really is. I can't imagine doing anything like it.
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.
Just amazing! They did a good job of re-assembly.
My hat is off to the builders. Thanks for the pic.
Hilary, it's all boggling.
Reb, they sure did.
Totally agree, Messymimi. You're welcome.
I ditto David's comment. A little history along with your photos is much appreciated.
Barbara, I'll post more pics and I'll see what I can do about info to go along with them.
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