Edfu Temple

There is Edfu Temple in the distance, it is quite amazing how the Egyptians managed to build such towering buildings with so little heavy equipment.















That is me next to Horus my old buddy, though he has lost his hat. the statues inside had hats on. Oh by the way if you didn't guess this temple is dedicated to Horus











This is interesting this is a replica of the shrines that were taken up and down the Nile there would be a box in it containing a statue of whichever god they were worshiping, it was done like this so every one had an opportunity to pay their respects as it were. When this temple was found the original boat was still in the sanctuary, it is now at the Cairo Museum







Some of the hieroglyphics for you to look at.














Time for lessons again, the roof of this Temple is all black as people once hid in the temples from the Romans, the Romans had the bright idea to burn them out. Not quite what I expected.