Trajan's Kiosk, Philae Temple Complex, Agilkia Island, Egypt

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, 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 consists of the Temple of Isis, built under Nectanebo I, 380-362 BC, 30th dynasty, and later ruins from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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380-362 Agilkia Aswan Augustus Barque Boathouse Capitals Consists Emperors Isis Kiosk Moved Nectanebo Nubia Periods Philae Ptolemaic Reservoir Trajan

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