Philae Temple
The temple of Philae was dedicated to the Goddess Isis and was built by farao Nectanebo 1, during the 30th dynastie and shows clearly the Graeco-Roman influence. Originally the temple was situated on the Isle of Philae, but with the building of the first Assuan dam, the temple suffered from the yearly flooding. With the building of the High dam in the 60's, the temple was threatend by a total flooding and would be disappearing in the vast lake which would arise. So several temples in the area were taken down stone by stone and errected on higher ground. So the temple of Philae survived and was relocated to the Isle Agilkia. So saved, nowadays we can still gaze upon a temple from the later(Ptolemaic) period of Egypt. But in no way it resembles the old traditional temple. For that you have to go to Medinet Habu Luxor, because that is the very last traditional Temple built by Ramses 3
Work on the temple in 1978
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Last updated 17 June 20093 by Paul Biesta
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