On
the course of most Egyptian Cruises, Edfu is about 60 miles / 100km upstream
from Luxor. The site of the Temple of Horus at Edfu is one of the best preserved
in Egypt. A fantastic great pylon, exterior walls, courtyards and meeting halls
all in place. The hyrogliphs on the walls depict almost 200 years of pharoic
history from around 235 BC to 57 BC when the temple was completed in the reign
of Queen Cleopatra VII.
Built from huge sandstone blocks, this Ptolemaic temple was constructed
over the site of a smaller temple,
oriented east to west, facing towards the river. The later structure faces north
to south and leaves the ruined remains of the older pylon to
be seen on the east side of the first courtyard.
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