Temple of Kalabsha
description: The Kalabsha Temple is a large, sandstone complex that was once located at Bab la-Kalabsha, but was relocated in the 1960s to Aswan, Egypt. The temple is built on elevated ground and surrounded by high walls near Lake Nasser. The main entry point is a pylon gateway that leads directly into an open courtyard surrounded by a row of columns and doorways that lead to other halls. Movement in the temple is rather linear, as it features five interior spaces that proceed one after another. Smaller chambers can be found lining the inner passage and a chapel can be accessed using the outer one. Surfaces are decorated with carvings depicting deities, pharaohs, and other symbolic motifs which were colored with pigments that have now faded. The temple was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandulis and was commissioned by Augustus Caesar. Solidifying the monument not only as a place of religious devotion, but also as a sign of Roman authority with its massive scale and magnificence.
creator: Augustus Caesar
source: Image 1: The_Temple_of_Kalabsha_by_Dennis_G._Jarvis
source: Image 2: Kalabsha_temple
source: Image 3: DSC07647_Kalabsha_Temple
source: Image 4:Temple of Gerf Hussein. stone, ca. 13th century BCE, portions of temple moved from original site to New Kalabsha ca. 1960s.
source: Image5:DSC07669_Antient_egiptian_sculpture_close_to_Kalabsha_temple
date: 30 BC
date: 1962 to 1963 (relocated)
contributor: Sultana Rahim
format: Nubian architecture
language: New Kalabsha Island, Egypt
language: originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha (Gate of Kalabsha)
type: Religious
coverage: Museum Island, Berlin