Philae Island .. The First Great Pylon and The Birth-house of Horus .. Part ( 7 )

The First Great Pylon

The north side of the Outer Court at Philae is bounded by the First Great Pylon of the temple . It is an imposing structure, 150 feet in width and 60 feet in height, consisting of two towers with a gate between them . The deep grooves for flag-poles are cut on either side of the portal .

Philae Island .. The Great Temple of Isis ( Outer Court ) .. Part ( 6 )

About The Great Temple of Isis

We now reach the great temple of Isis, which was begun by Ptolemy II, Philadelphus ( 283 – 245 B.C. ), and completed in essentials by Ptolemy III, Euergetes I ( 247 – 221 B.C. ) .

Philae Island .. The Outer Court of the Temple of Isis .. Part ( 5 )

The temple of Nectanebos

We begin our survey of the temples of Philae with the south-western corner of the island from The temple of Nectanebos . The temple of Nectanebos, which is the earliest temple on the island .