The Temple of Isis on Philae Island, Aswan, Egypt
Philae, is an island housing the temple of the god Isis. After the construction of the old dam in 1904 the temple went underwater for almost a year. After the construction of the big high dam at Aswan. In order to save the temple it has to be dismantled into pieces and moved up on drier land about 500 feet into the north direction on an island used to be called Egelika.
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This temple was sacred and every Egyptian should go on a pilgrimage at least once in their life. In the year 535 A.D. a Christian bishop converted the temple into a church dedicated to St. Stephen. there is a scene showing a pharaoh Ptolemy offering poisoners as a sacrifice to Hator and Horus.
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Temple of Isis on Philae Island, Aswan, Egypt
