Philae Island .. The Forecourt of the Temple of Isis and The Second Pylon .. Part ( 8 )

The east side of the Forecourt of the temple of Isis

The east side of the forecourt between the two pylons is formed by a colonnade with graceful ten columns in a floral and palm-leaf capital which support a cavetto cornice, bearing a row of uraeus-serpents, from the back of which six doorways lead .

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. ) .