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| To the left of the rocky outcropping is the site where the temple of Philae originally stood - it was moved to its present location as the waters of the Nile rose behind the Aswan High Dam. |
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| Our first glimpse of Philae. |
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| Steve is sitting in front of the outer temple. |
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| The entrance to the main temple. |
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| The goddess Hathor is carved on these columns. |
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| Norman of our tour group found his ancestor's name among these carved on this inner wall. He had been an officer in Napoleon's army of conquest. |
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| The temple was used in more recent times as a Christian church. |
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