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Photos in this gallery are of Edfu Temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and usually the first first visit after leaving Luxor ona Nile Cruise.
Edfu Temple Horus EG052239JHP Edfu Ancient Ptolemaic Temple Horus Carved Granite Statues main entrance in front of the pylon is located at this ancient monument by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pylon, Hathor, Horus, falcon, hawk, statue, granite, entrance, posing, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Caesarion, Cleopatra, son, Caesar, hieroglyphs, carvings, bas, reliefs, landscape
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Edfu Temple Horus EG052239JHP
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Edfu Ancient Ptolemaic Temple Horus Carved Granite Statues main entrance

in front of the pylon is located at this ancient monument by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pylon, Hathor, Horus, falcon, hawk, statue, granite, entrance, posing, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Caesarion, Cleopatra, son, Caesar, hieroglyphs, carvings, bas, reliefs, landscape