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solopes Says: Started in the 3rd century BC, this is referred as the greatest and the best preserved temple in Egypt. Be prepared for long explanations by the guides, since the details are, here, easier to see and understand (and the cooler inside helps a lot). After the hustle of the...
DSwede Says: Taking a river cruise along the Nile, you will most definitely stop at Idfu and visit the Temple of Horace. In all the temples that I visited in Egypt, this one definitely has some of the most impressive engravings and statues. Peruse through others tips and photos. I will...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Temple of Horus is dedicated to Horus - the falcon headed Egyptian god. It is considered that it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies. Tourists have a great deal of information about its construction from reliefs on outer areas. Most of the work continued...
Childish Says: The temple at Edfu is the most preserved one in Egypt and this makes it very valuable since it reveals ancient Egyptian architecture and religious decorations on the walls. But we should have in mind that the temple was built at Ptolemaic times i.e. on one hand relatively...
Outbuilding and Exterior Images of Temple of Horus
atufft Says: These remaining images are devoted to the exterior walls which are large and in great condition. The reliefs require considerable study, time that I didn't have then, but wish I had now. There is also the entrance colonnade to the mamissi, which retains considerable color in...
Temple of Horus Reliefs and Paint
atufft Says: There are numerous passageways, and I have many photos of them. The images here are a sample of what may be seen. One of the more interesting painted images of Nut, the goddess of the sky. Outside is the passage of victory that celebrates the triumph of Horus the falcon over...
Great Hypostyle Hall at Temple of Horus
atufft Says: Second in size only to Karnak, the great Hypostyle Hall is in a much better state of preservation. The Greek style capitals and stone ceiling show considerable smoke damage suggesting that for a period at least, the temple was occupied as a residence. There are numerous...
Temple of Horus Entrance and Forecourt
atufft Says: The first pylon is huge and has a comparatively large entrance gate, to the right of which stands a statue of the god Horus, the falcon headed son of Osiris and Isis. Seth killed Osiris, and so the Horus avenged his father's death, according to legend on this very spot....
Bridge across the Nile at Edfu
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: There is a bridge across the Nile in Edfu. I was nearly surprised how low it was! Though our boat wasn’t very high with its 4 decks, when it was passing by the bridge a sailor had to incline the aerial that it had not touched the arches of the bridge.
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: As the temple is on the distance of several kilometers from the bank of the Nile right after leaving boats tourists may see numerous horse carriages - fiacres. For the majority of tourists it appears a pleasant and unexpected surprise. You will agree, that the trip by a...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Cruise boats, which begin their way from Luxor to Aswan, usually make their first stop in Edfu early in the morning.When we have moored to the bank at Edfu harbor, about ten moored boats already stood there. They are usually moored to each other. Therefore several chains of...
Childish Says: A stop at Edfu is included in the Nile cruise. If you take a cruise in direction from Luxor to Aswan your ship most probably will accost at Edfu late in the evening and then you will visit Edfu Temple early in the next morning as my case was. I used the opportunity to pick...
Childish Says: This is the usual transportation to the Edfu temple and back. The funny thing is the word they use for these cabs. Or at least, it is funny, to us, Bulgarians. The word Kelesh is definitely of Persian origin. It came in Bulgarian through Ottoman Turks but we use it nowadays...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Fiacres arrive to the parking which is surrounded numerous trading shops. Tourist cannot reach the Temple of Horus which they want to see without passing numerous dealers. Sometimes it happens to be a difficult test. Dealers are very persevering. Sometimes their persistence...
solopes Says: Several boats approach the harbour, and the struggle begins: hundreds of horse-drawn carriages flock to the adjacent streets, and, in a tremendous confusion, each guide dispatches his clients to the mandatory destination - Horus temple. No words can describe, the momentous...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Cost of a trip on fiacre is usually included in cost of cruise. Therefore guides usually warn tourists of that they did not give in on requests of drivers to pay for a trip one more time. However it appears to be made uneasy. From quay up to the Temple our driver was...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: About ten years passed since the awful Luxor Massacre. It took place on 17 November 1997 at Deir el-Bahri – the West Bank of Luxor. I remember that days when the world has shuddered from this event.The tourist industry was injured very much. During several years almost...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The town of Edfu (or another name Idfu) is located on the west bank of the Nile River almost on a half way from Luxor to Aswan. It means one hundred and fourteen kilometers south of Luxor and one hundred and eleven kilometers Aswan further south. Cruise boats which begin...
miman Says: Most visitors to the temple arrive by cruise boat and then take a horse-drawn carriage to the temple where vendors are ready to sell you all manner of souvenirs. Inside the temple's pylons is a large courtyard. Just before the entrance to the first of two hypostyle halls is...
miman Says: Of all the temple remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most completely preserved. Built from sandstone blocks, the huge Ptolemaic temple was constructed over the site of a smaller New Kingdom temple, oriented east to west, facing towards the river. The later...
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Beyond the great hypostyle hall is a second, smaller hypostyle hall which leads to a well called the Chamber of the Nile where the Priests obtained pure holy...
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Cruise from Luxor to Aswan via Edfu
Edfu was the capital of the second nome of Upper Egypt, an important regional center from the Old Kingdom, partly due to the large area of fertile land belonging to the town, partly to the fact that...
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2 days, 1 night... 5000 years of history!
During our trip from Aswan up to Luxor, one of our stays was in Idfu, home of the Temple of Idfu, which was dedicated to the God Horus. As you will see from my tips, it was quite a fun trip, and well...
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Edfu, Horus Temple & again the souk
Edfu was our third day destination in our cruise on Nile. Located about 33 miles south of Isna and 65 miles north of Aswan, this is a friendly town, which once was the capital of the second nome...
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Edfu / Idfu - the classical Temple
Edfu is a quite big and impressive temple, one of the newer ones (Ptolomeic times) and very well preserved. Dedicated to the god Horus it tells of his fight with his uncle Seth who killed his...
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