TEMPLE OF EDFU (Egypt) ( View of the temple at Edfu, from the top of the pylon) A town of Upper Egypt. Is situated on the left bank of the Nile. It contains the remains of two temples, the larger of which is the best preserved monuments of its kind in Egypt. It was founded by Ptolemy IV Philapator rather more than two centuries before Christ, and added to by his successor down to Ptolemy XIII Dionysus, a period of 170 years. The general plan of the temple resembles that of Dendera. Its length is 451 feet, the breadth of its facade is 250 feet. Its entrance is by a gateway 50 feet high, between two immense truncated pylons, 37 feet wide at the base, and 115 feet high, the whole surface covered with sculptures and inscriptions in low relief. This splendid facade is visible from a great distance, and is one of the most commanding sights in the Nile valley. Passing through this entrance , a court is reached; it is 161 feet long, and 140 feet wide, enclosed...
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