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Philae
Philae or Pilak (remote place or the end or corner of the island), is an island in the Nile River and the former site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. The complex was dismantled and restored to an island next to the building when the Aswan Dam threatened to flood the site.
In 1902, the Aswan Low Dam was completed in the River Nile by the British. This threatened many ancient signs, including the temple complex of Philae, with being submerged. The dam was raised twice, from 1907-12 and from 1929-34, and the island of Philae was nearly always flooded. In fact, the complex was not underwater only when the prey s of the locks were open from July to October. It was postulated that the temples are put back, piece by piece, to nearby islands such as Bigeh or colossal. However, temples foundations and other architectural structure were consolidated instead. Although the buildings were physically safe, the island sy vegetation attractive colors of the temples reliefs were removed. Also, the bricks of the Philae temples soon encrusted with silt and other debris carried by the Nile Before 1960, UNESCO had decided to move many of the endangered sites along the Nile to a safer ground. Philae ‘the complex of the temple s were moved piece by piece, to Agilkai, 550 meters away, where he was re-assembled and remains today. That project lasted from 1972 to the year or the 80. Egypt travel guides.
Egypt GPS travel destinations: 24° 1′ 31″ N, 32° 53′ 3″ E
