Temple of Isis in Aswan

Aswan - Temple of Isis

The Temple of Isis - The small Ptolemaic Temple of Isis stands on the eastern bank of the Nile, at the southern edge of the city of Aswan.
The temple is very well preserved; most of its four walls still stand and are supported by granite slabs on the roof. The northern and eastern walls are built of sandstone blocks and were never fully completed, while the courtyard on the western side (overlooking the Nile), which must once have faced the temple, has now disappeared beneath houses.

There are two entrances which still have beautiful carvings on the door-jambs and lintels. Inside, the temple is dark and gloomy with little light. Within it are, among other things, remains of Roman bricks and Islamic dwellings on various levels, showing the use of the space over the centuries. The Temple of Isis is only one of several small temples in the city of Aswan, and was built by the emperor Domitian.