Temple of Edfu 1

Temple of Edfu " Temple of Horus"
Badfo in Aswan . It is located 123 kilome
ters north of Aswan , the city of Edfu . , One of the most beautiful Egyptian temples . The building is characterized by the magnitude and splendor . Because of the history of this temple to the Ptolemaic era , began the construction of the huge temple of the god " Horus " in the era of " Ptolemy III - Iorgits first " in the year 237 BC. AD , and was completed from its inception in the era of " Ptolemy XIII " in the first century BC .
One of the cities of Aswan Governorate , located in the middle of the distance between Luxor and Aswan ( in the north of Aswan and Luxor South ) and away from the city of Aswan, about 100 km to the north and about 60 miles south of Luxor . Where is located on the west bank of the Nile River , just 778 kilometers from Cairo . Discovered by the cemeteries of the Old Kingdom . And by the Edfu temple , which was built in the era of the Greek god Horus in 237 BC. AD .
The city of Edfu important cities and rich since the old state , and returns the importance of Edfu for being the house of God Hur in the south , as it was the second capital of the province of Upper Egypt regions . Has been named Edfu in Pharaonic times as " Adbo " or " Depew " means Bldhalaguetham , while the current name of the city is taken from the label Coptic " Atbo ."
The city of Edfu current tourist attraction of tourists meant a significant part of their journey to Egypt , especially after the roads became much easier than ever before , thanks to Auguste Mariette in the discovery of this magnificent temple and in the year 1860 .
It was called the city of Edfu in antiquity Depew or Adbo , which means the city of the food or the town of intrusion as it is said that the name is derived from the word ancient Egyptian Juba , which has become Dibba and Heck then turned in Coptic to Atbo or Adbo and Atfo which is derived from the modern name " Edfu " .
It was the name of religious old Bhdt or Bhddty was God Local , one of the gods many called one of them Horus , named Hur Bhddty or Horus of Edfu and Zllk to differentiate between him and Horus son of Isis and was one of the gods of ancient Egyptian , which was worshiped in the form of the falcon that Egyptians Mzjo including in many cases.
Edfu was the ancient capital of the province of Upper Egypt in the second . And is the traditional site of the legendary battle that took place between God and the god Horus six . Rennes Mzjo them in often.
As for the architectural elements of the temple contains the temple on the edifice , which stands in front of him Sqran Dkhman granite symbolizing the god Horus of Edfu :
The twin towers of the edifice consisted rectangular vertical louvers on the custom install poles flags that are placed in front of all Egyptian temples .
The temple also contained a major gateway , the door of this gate was made ​​of cedar wood restaurant bronze , gold and topped by a winged sun disk , which represents Hur Bhdty . Willie gate large courtyard , which contains a large patio has two rows of columns on both sides , as there is in the yard and thirty two columns crowns in the form of flowers and palm leaves .

Through the door , which mediates the large patio is accessed grand hall of columns , which consists of eighteen columns floral crowns them columns interface , a huge pillars are arranged in three rows , and each row consists of three columns on each side of the middle passage .
Inside the hall and to the right and the left of the gate left room dedication .

It is through the entrance located at the north wall of the Great Hall of the columns we get to the hall of columns Minor , a small lounge in size and consists of twelve columns , and features inscriptions and decoration of this hall high technical level . And there are four doors of the hall in the eastern and western sides . We find that after waiting rooms where there are two rooms for the first waiting room called the altar where the altar for offerings , and through the slot to get out the waiting room , which is called the second pantheon .