The Edfu Temple (Temple of Horus)

The Edfu Temple (Temple of Horus)

The Edfu Temple is the second biggest of its kind in Egypt, today and boasts tourists an astonishing look at very old Egyptian life and death, as well as the guiding belief of the time.

Edfu and the Temple

The Edfu Temple is established in the Egyptian village of Edfu. It is located in the region of top Egypt just south of Luxor and Esna. Like its neighboring village Kom Ombo, it is a village best known for its agriculture, sugar cane and pottery. 

The Temple of Edfu is an very old Egyptian temple and is the second largest in the whole homeland. The temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus and constructed during the Ptolemaic Dynasty.

Centuries of Destruction

Egyptians finally ceased using the Edfu Temple for religious reasons. numerous of the sculptured artifacts were finally decimated or disfigured by Roman Christians who took command of Egypt.

Early Christians weren’t the only ones that damaged the Edfu Temple - the Nile River itself furthermore assisted to its changing characteristics.