Andy Rodker

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Posted: 05 Jul 2020


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Templo de Debod.

Templo de Debod.
Right in the heart of Madrid is this (very late dynasty) Ptolomean / Meroen Egyptian temple, built in 220 BC. A gift from Gamel Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, to the Spanish nation in 1970 as a thank you for the help of Spanish archaeologists in the dismantling and rebuilding elsewhere of ancient sites. These would otherwise have become engulfed by the rising waters caused by the contruction of the Aswan Dam. This temple was one of those saved from the inundation.
I went inside the main building today. A far cry from my previous visit some years ago when I was crushed between hordes of visitors and I couldn't study a thing from the artefacts and certainly couldn't get to read any notes. Thanks to Covid-19, entrance was restricted to three visitors at a time and I was able to read the notes by the exhibits and generally learn a few things, which was impossible before.
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Latest comments - All (15)
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A little paradise ! Have a very nice week ahead, Andy !
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wonderful!
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
~~~Thank you everybody! The only shame is that the temple is usually surrounded by a moat but it had recently sprung a leak and the water has drained away. All spending for repairs to public monuments has been suspended for the forseeable future~~~
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Oh how wonderful that they managed to re-construct this fascinating temple. I remember my father telling me that he'd managed to see some Egyptian statues before they were moved for the construction of the Aswan Dam.
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
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Thank you, Jenny!
3 years ago.

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