On outskirts of Aswan, more ruins of temples

Is anybody getting the  ADT Syndrome ("Another Damn Temple")?

Huge statues are still being excavated from this site

Awesome Colossi of Memnon on flat desert plain of West Bank

Colossi of Mennon on flat desert plain of West Bank built from one stone

Souring 60 feet, enthroned statues of Amenhotep III said to "sing" at sunset

Totally symmetrical temple dedicated to two gods, Horus and Sobek

Horus the Elder is falcon god - Sobek is local crocodile god

Scenes relating to Haroeris  and Sobek on walls

Temple was completed by Ptolemy XII during 1st century BC

Many columns carved with lotus or lily of Upper Egypt and papyrus of Delta

Hidden chamber....

Two doorways lead to the hypostyle hall and sanctuaries

The Graeco-Roman temple has a particularly  beautiful setting

Cruising away on the Nile - we take one more photo of this double temple

Small market area with scent of burning charcoal in the air

Motor boats were our transport to the island of Agilika

A boat filled with bright-colored orange vests

Partially-submerged temples in Nile were relocated, piece by piece

Important place of pilgrimage for worshippers long into Christian era

Outer wall of Ises, Horus, and Hathor, with falcon statue to left

Well-preserved western colonnade leading to Philae's Temple of Isis

An offering to Hathor, goddess associated with sky and sun

Scenes of Ptolemy XII massacring his enemies on outside walls

Influence of Christianity with these crosses carved into columns

Temple of Hathor contains scenes of musicians