The Temple of Edfu

By: Yassir, Sara, Alberto and Patricia

THE TEMPLE OF EDFU

• where the temple located?

• The temple of Edfu is located in Egypt on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan.

Edfu

Construction

• who ordered its construction? the first part of the construction was ordered by the Emperor Ptolemy III in 237 BC and the second part of the temple was ordered by Cleopatra VII the last emperor of Egypt.

Construction

• when was the construction of the back was built?

• THEY DON´T KNOW WHAT DAY THEY CONSTRUCTED.

All People

Patio: It was the first room it´s surrounded of pillars of marble.

Hypostyle room: It was the second room there was the library and the live room. It has pillars also.

Room of the riverboat: it was in conexion with the ambulatory.

Ambulatory: It was a place in were people were ``cured´ ´by gods slaves and other people can´t pass more deep.

Pharaon and Priest

2 Hypostyle room: It was like the first room.

Chapel: were the Pharaon and priest pray to the god (Horus).

Horus room: In this room was a statue of Naos.

TEMPLE OF EDFU IS MADE OF :

Is made of : Sandtone

A clastic sedementary rock composed of

minerals or rock grains.

Is made of : Natural stone

Is a geographical list of stone used for decorative

purposes in construction and monumental

sculpture.