This is Philae the Temple of Isis, built by King Ptolemy II in 350BC at Aswan, the Nubian City on the River Nile. Prior to that time the British Army was active in the area generally en-route south to the Sudan. After the defeat of General Gordan's garrison at Khartoum by the Mahdis Muslim army, a number of survivors headed north back to Egypt trying to link up with General Kitchener's Expeditionary force inscribing their plight and misery on the pylon walls at Philae. Most didn't make it and died of starvation and disease.

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This is Philae the Temple of Isis that was built by King Ptolemy II in 350BC at Aswan, the Nubian City on the River Nile. The temple was saved from a watery grave by UNESCO in 1960 when the temple was relocated to higher ground piece by piece due to increasing water damage from the rising water level of the Aswan Dam water project now known as Lake Nasser after the First Egyptian President. Prior to that time the British Army was active in the area generally en-route south the Sudan. After the defeat of General Gordan's Garrison at Khartoum by the Mahdis Muslim army a number of survivors headed north back to Egypt trying to link up with General Kitchener's Expeditionary force inscribing their plight and misery on the pylon walls at Philae.

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Size: 3633px × 6000px
Location: Aswan, Egypt
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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