The Roman Era Temple at Shenhur in Middle Egypt

About 140 kilometers (85 miles) south of the Aswan High Dam in the West Bank of the River Nile, and two temples were built in the era of the modern state. When you are in the 1960s, and the dam is being built, one of these temples built by Ramses II, and is now commonly known as the valley temple Sabo (Valley Sebua), but was originally known as the "House of Amun", was rescued (in 1964 ) and moved to a new location a few kilometers to the north-west, while the earlier temple of Amenhotep III was, regrettably, ceased to be buried under the waters of Lake Nasser. Each of these temples were partly free, partly speos Central, which means that some of the temples carved in the rocks surrounding it.
Temple built by King Amenhotep III, who devoted primarily to the way Nuibian god Horus, and later, apparently during the period of Ramses II, Amun. Damaged during the Amarna period, but later restored Ramses II.
The temple was built by order of Ramses II, sometime between 35 and 50-year-old king, was dedicated to Amun-Re, re Horakhty. And the Sphinx-lined approach to the two service stations that lead to the initial steps provide the name of this area, known as the Valley Black (Arabic Wadi Sabo). The entire complex should be a room carved in the rock was surrounded by a thick wall more than one meter to 35 rectangular 80 meters, with the pillars of Foreign Affairs of the north and south sides.
The door of the stone which was surrounded by a huge statue of Ramses II and the Sphinx on both sides, and forms of entrance to the former. Within this open space in the alley center surrounded by two of the Sphinx with a wide head of a hawk. To the south of this dish with a small altar dedicated to the re-Horakhty.
The stairway leading to the balcony section was built in Stone4, bordering on the cliff. By the temple which was built in stone and carved in the rock resembles the temple Continental Hussein, and are compatible with the structure of a typical three-worship with the courtyard, and a hall of columns and a sanctuary. A stone pillar measuring 24.5 meters high and 20 feet, bordered by four magnitude of Ramses II about six feet high in the other rules of the meters, and forms a front for the out of court. It is interesting that this tower does not have holes for antennas that are typically in the towers of the temple.
Here, representations of the enemies of the sacrifice before Pharaoh Amun-Re, re Horakhty. Also, the "court party" is almost square, measuring 19.8 20.6 meters. Bounded horizontally from two frames with five columns involved with statues of Ramses II standing. To the south is the slaughter of the court which is located between the wall and the wall of the Court precinct.
The stairs lead to the second balcony along the second carved in the rock of the temple. Outside and inside the rocks twelve columns "Hall of appearance." Columns on both sides of Central Avenue are the statues of the Pharaoh's borders to them. After the room is an occasional column of the display of the house ", surrounded by a room at either end, and beyond that is holy. Central Chamber believes that the bark chapel, which contained the sacred boat. Scenes on the wall represent Ramses II and adopted by the death and Hathor, and Flowers Food real bark of Amun-Re.
In the back of the central room is the place that they contain a series of statues of Amon-Ra, Ramses II and re-Horakhty. Entrance to the place was decorated with a picture of Ramses II to the worship of the gods. It is strange, but this is an old issue was changed by the early Christians, who converted the temple into a church, to show Ramses II of the offers for the San Pedro, in his place.