Elements of temple architecture

The temple consists of traditional elements that comprise Almaabdalmbarp in the Ptolemaic period it begins with edifice next yard short, which are columns with crowns plant on three of its aspects, followed by the patio or lounge tycoons that the ceiling on the twelve-column adorns the entrance, statues of granite of the god Hor Bhdty on the shape of a falcon and follow this hall lounge Other The ceiling on the twelve column also includes the right and left of the entrance two-bedroom was, one library and the other for keeping tools and utensils of religious rites and followed by Rdhtan was the first of which is called the base table to consider it a custom to make offerings, while the other called the rest of God and ends with the temple Bakds of Holies, which contained the sarcophagus made of granite, which was dedicated to the statue of the god and in front of base of sacred boat and takes Bakds Holies twelve room recorded on the walls of scenes and religious texts, there on the roof of the temple semicanales large stone formed parts to form black.

The temple is composed of two identical two-door in the middle .. In the temple there are large holes .. The irony is that they are Christians who dug who fled from the Romans during the rule of the Romans to Egypt .. Where they sought refuge inside these holes and lived inside the temple period.

The length of the Temple of Edfu, about 137 m and 79 metric subject and a height of 36 meters. Tower edifice (Albelon (characterized by its enormity, and the façade and the beauty of proportionality in the construction, despite what has been demolished from the Cornish and a length of 1968 and reach a height of 34 towers carrying the great graphics of the king Ptolemy XII Piper He is hitting his enemies in the presence of god Horus, god of Edfu and Hathor, the goddess Aldndrp and then click this scene on both towers, see the King making offerings to Addinm deities local photographer in two rows, a traditional status as it does Lafraena since the days of Mina in the modern state Khasta and see on the point of each tower gaps rectangular each was included in force flies in the head flag in each tower stairs leading to the surface of the edifice.

Temple gate large (main entrance) This gate was closed in times gone by a door made of cedar wood restaurant bronze, gold and above those of the pylon winged sun disk, which is here particularly Poplar Bhdty The front edifice falcons massive protruding from granite Ermozan to Horus, god of Edfu.