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The Temple of Debod, located in Parque de la Montaña, just behind the newly renovated Plaza de España, is a must-see attraction known for its historical significance and unique setting. Gifted ...
On the classic seven-night Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan and back, ... Luxor Temple; Edfu Temple; Kom Ombo Temple; Aswan ...
The most famous of the monuments affected by the Aswan High Dam Project was the temple complex on the island of Philae. Sacred to the goddess Isis, the sanctuary dates mostly to the Graeco-Roman ...
With Its souks beside the banks of the Nile, Aswan is Egypt's historic gateway to the south. The city’s Nubian heritage lives on in local dialects and the alluring Philae Temple.
H. Sinno, former lead singer of the pioneering Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila, pairs their own history with that of the Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur in their new opera.
Facing impossible odds, archaeologist Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt led efforts to rescue ancient monuments from the rising waters of the Aswan High Dam. To save a colossal statue of pharaoh ...
The carvings were found in a part of Aswan that was flooded when the Aswan High Dam was constructed in the 1960s. Though many archaeological finds and monuments were saved before the dam’s ...
The Nile has forever been Egypt’s boon and its bane. In the 1950s, the country sought to control the river’s flooding by building the Aswan High Dam, an architectural wonder hailed as a modern ...
Don’t miss. The island of Philae, 10 kilometres upstream from Aswan on an artificial lake created by a dam. The Temple of Isis and another dedicated to Hathor might be Egypt’s most romantic ...