Egypt
- Photo For Today - Temple Of Derr
Temple of Derr, Lake Nasser Rock cut temple of Ramesses II, moved during Nubian Rescue Campaign. It was originally on the east bank of the Nile and was later used as a Coptic church, which accounts for some of the damage. However, in spite of the...
- Photo For Today - Temple Of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha with the Kiosk of Qertassi in the foreground New Kalabsha Island, near Aswan Pylon, Temple of Kalabsha Kalabsha is the biggest of the Nubian Temples after Abu Simbel. It was originally located at Talamis, which has been submerged...
- Travel: A Cruise On Lake Nasser
The Observer (Daniel Hartmann) Having been put off the idea of a Nile cruise by traffic jams of cruise ships and crowded tourist sites, the writer opted for a cruise to see the monuments salvaged from the rising waters of Lake Nasser during the rescue...
- Daily Photo - The Temple Of Beit Al-wali, New Kalabsha
Still lurking on Lake Nasser (mainly because I was in the file to find the Qasr Ibrim photos), here are images of Beit al-Wali. New Kalabsha is just to the south of Aswan, which can be visited as a morning/day trip from Aswan. A number of monuments rescued...
- Ancient Egypt Magazine - October/november Issue
http://www.ancientegyptmagazine.com/Thanks again to Bob Partridge for the contents listing of the new edition of Ancient Egypt Magazine, which will be out in the second week of October:“A Victorian View of Egypt”: John Hannavy examines some stunning...
Egypt
Photo for Today - Gerf Hussein temple
Gerf Hussein temple, originally Per Ptah (the House of Ptah), was built
in the name of Ramesses II by Setau (the Viceroy of Kush, who was also
responsible for the Wadi es-Sebua temple to the south).
This free-standing section is in fact only part of the temple.
The other part, which was rock-cut, was left in situ during the UNESCO rescue operations
and is now flooded by the waters of Lake Nasser.
in the name of Ramesses II by Setau (the Viceroy of Kush, who was also
responsible for the Wadi es-Sebua temple to the south).
This free-standing section is in fact only part of the temple.
The other part, which was rock-cut, was left in situ during the UNESCO rescue operations
and is now flooded by the waters of Lake Nasser.
New Kalabsha island
- Photo For Today - Temple Of Derr
Temple of Derr, Lake Nasser Rock cut temple of Ramesses II, moved during Nubian Rescue Campaign. It was originally on the east bank of the Nile and was later used as a Coptic church, which accounts for some of the damage. However, in spite of the...
- Photo For Today - Temple Of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha with the Kiosk of Qertassi in the foreground New Kalabsha Island, near Aswan Pylon, Temple of Kalabsha Kalabsha is the biggest of the Nubian Temples after Abu Simbel. It was originally located at Talamis, which has been submerged...
- Travel: A Cruise On Lake Nasser
The Observer (Daniel Hartmann) Having been put off the idea of a Nile cruise by traffic jams of cruise ships and crowded tourist sites, the writer opted for a cruise to see the monuments salvaged from the rising waters of Lake Nasser during the rescue...
- Daily Photo - The Temple Of Beit Al-wali, New Kalabsha
Still lurking on Lake Nasser (mainly because I was in the file to find the Qasr Ibrim photos), here are images of Beit al-Wali. New Kalabsha is just to the south of Aswan, which can be visited as a morning/day trip from Aswan. A number of monuments rescued...
- Ancient Egypt Magazine - October/november Issue
http://www.ancientegyptmagazine.com/Thanks again to Bob Partridge for the contents listing of the new edition of Ancient Egypt Magazine, which will be out in the second week of October:“A Victorian View of Egypt”: John Hannavy examines some stunning...