I’m taking the day off today, so please enjoy these images of Isis’ temple at Philae from our Egyptian journey. It truly is the most beautiful of the surviving temples because of the stunning location.

Taking the boat to Her holy island
Her temple from the boat
Circling around the temple to the dock
First pylon
Exterior colonnade with Hathor headed pillars
The hypostyle hall
Isis protects Osiris
The main altar
View from the top of the temple facing south
View from the top of the temple facing north
Papyrus-form column detail
Hieroglyphs saying “Neheh and Djet;” learn more about that here
Leaving the temple around the other side; so we’ve made a full circle around the holy island