AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2022

Entry 51996

Submitted by Irwin H. Segel

Trajan’s Kiosk at the Philae Temple Complex

Agilkia Island, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Category: Monuments

The Kiosk and Temple were relocated to Agilkia Island before the Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser completely flooded the original location, Philae Island.

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