This temple, half way between Aswan and Cairo, is by far the largest and most complete of all the temples we have visited. It is Amazingly intact! A temple to Horus, the falcon God. 120′ tall, 160′ long, it took 180 years to build finished in about 57 BC.








Statutes of Horus






A copy of Horus’s boat was constructed in the 19th c

Inside of the hall of columns and the inner sanctuary










I am intrigued by the deep relief carvings of the different animal hyroglyphics




