Trajan's Kiosk - Philae Complex
Trajan's Kiosk, built under Roman emperors Augustus and Trajan, with 14 columns with floral capitals, used as a boathouse for the sacred barque of Isis and left, the First Pylon of the Temple of Isis, built under Nectanebo I, 380-362 BC, at the Philae Temple Complex, originally on Philae Island, and moved to Agilkia Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, Nubia, Egypt. The site houses temples and other buildings from the 30th dynasty, Ptolemaic and Roman periods, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14152870
Media ID
46166805
Size
8268px x 5645px
(11.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2024
