Egypt - Edfu

Edfu, Egypt – 2018. The temple of Edfu is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built between 237 and 57 BC. The reliefs in the temple tell the story of Horus exacting his revenge on Seth for the murder of his father, Osiris.
The entrance facade of the Temple of Horus at Edfu
The falcon god Horus, Temple of Edfu
The entrance facade of the Temple of Horus at Edfu
The Peristyle Hall at the Temple of Horus at Edfu
The Peristyle Hall at the Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Edfu
The gods Seth and Horus, Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Edfu
The colossal statue of Horus as a falcon which stands at the entrance to the main temple building at Edfu
Reliefs on the walls in the rooms surrounding the sanctuary
Reliefs on the walls in the rooms surrounding the sanctuary
The bark sanctuary of the Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Reliefs on the outside walls of Temple of Horus at Edfu – the Pharaoh is blessed by goddesses wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt
The Peristyle Hall at the Temple of Horus at Edfu
A small temple outside the main wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu
The mammisi (birth house) next to the Temple of Horus at Edfu
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