Detail Egyptian temple of Taffeh (Est. +/-250) - Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden/NL)

Detail Egyptian temple of Taffeh (Est. +/-250).

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Egyptian temple of Taffeh (Est. +/- 250). a six meter high sandstone temple built in the beginning of the era by order of the Roman emperor Augustus. As first dedicated to the goddess Isis and in collaboration with UNESCO saved from destruction.

 

Photo November 2017, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (1818) after 199 years in time.

 

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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, founded in 1818. In addition to numerous impressive collections, the Egyptian collection is one of the largest and most complete collections of Ancient Egyptian art in the world.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum_van_Oudheden.

 

 

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

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