The Temple of Horus at Edfu2

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The Temple of Edfu was abandoned after the Roman Empire became Christian and paganism was outlawed in 391 AD.

It lay buried up to its lintels in sand, with homes built over the top, until it was excavated by Auguste Mariette in the 1860s.
The sand protected the monument over the years, leaving it very well preserved today.
In 2005, a visitor center and paved parking lot were added to the south side of the temple, and in late 2006 a sophisticated lighting system was added to allow night visits.
The main building, which includes a Great Hypostyle Hall, was uncovered by the archaeologist Mariette in the 1860s.

There are numerous reliefs, including a depiction of the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting, the annual reunion between Horus and his wife The

goddess Hathor

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Detailed description :-

Basically the Temple of Edfu is the largest Temple of its kind.
Besides the Temple of Edfu, you can also see the ruins from one of seven small pyramids that were built along the Nile Valley about 3 miles north of Edfu .
When you visit the main archways you'll notice six sets of images that are all impressively winged.

Further back, inside the entrance, you'll find a 10 foot black marble statue of the god Horus.
Almost every surface of the Main Hall is covered with different carvings of various hieroglyphics, some of which have been deciphered and some of which have not.

At the south of the Pylon, don't miss the Birth House is on the left.

A Birth House is a Greco-Roman feature that would not have been part of older pharaonic temples.

This colonnaded structure was the site of the annual Festival of Coronation, which reenacted the divine birth of Horus and the reigning pharaoh.

Around the back of the building are reliefs of Horus being suckled by Isis.

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