Aswan Philae Temple,High Dam and unfinished obelisk
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The granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisk, possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome. It would have weighed over 1,100 tons and would have been the world's largest piece of stone ever handled. The Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule.
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Stop At: Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule.
Duration: 3 hour
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk
The quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisk, possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome. It would have weighed over 1,100 tons and would have been the world's largest piece of stone ever handled.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Aswan High Dam
Aswan High Dam, Egypt's modern example of building on a monumental scale.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka. The temple was dedicated to Isis, sister/wife of Osiris and patroness of the Ptolemaic rule.
Duration: 3 hour
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk
The quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisk, possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome. It would have weighed over 1,100 tons and would have been the world's largest piece of stone ever handled.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Aswan High Dam
Aswan High Dam, Egypt's modern example of building on a monumental scale.
Duration: 1 hour
