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Temple of Philae

Internet is faster this morning so uploaded a couple of more pics from Egypt. An outside and inside view of the Temple of Philae. Philae is near Aswan - this temple complex was flooded by the (Russian built) Aswan dam. After a few years the United Nations and nations of Egypt, US, France and Great Britian funded building a dam around the temple site, dismantling the temple, and moving it to an island close by. The US and France were given some antiquities as a Thank You gift (a small, but complete, Egyptian temple that is in a NY museum) - Britian got nothing as they already have lots of stuff from Egypt. To get to Philae we had to go by boat to this island. Saw the Aswan dam the same morning - very interesting!