Egypt: Aswan and the Temple of Philae

Aswan, the white and blue city, located at the mouth of the first cataract, where the last African fury of the river breaks on the rocks, is the symbol of the passage from nature to civilization. Phileas, south of Aswan, was an ancient Egyptian island, submerged in the 1970s by the rising level of the lake held back by the old Aswan Dam following the construction of the high dam. It houses a temple dedicated to Isis, one of the best preserved in ancient Egypt It is one of the major shrines of the goddess in Egypt and the main building of Philae
Director : Jacques VICHET

0:00 The documentary
0:38 🌍 Aswan, an important city in southern Egypt, is known for its romantic atmosphere, ancient temples and the construction of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser.
7:49 🏛️ The video talks about relocating ancient temples in Egypt to save them from submersion under Lake Nasser.
14:33 🏛️ The video explores the temples of Qertassi and Gerf Hussein in Egypt, as well as the Great Temple of Isis in Philae.
21:22 ✨ The Temple of Isis in Philae, Egypt was built on an island but was submerged due to the construction of the Aswan Dam in 1902. UNESCO dismantled and rebuilt the temple on a neighboring island.
29:01 🏛️ The video explores the Temple of Edfu in Egypt, discussing its architecture, religious significance and historical transformations.
36:47 🏛️ The video explores the Temple of Philae, detailing its architecture, art and religious significance.
43:34 🏛️ The video explores the Temple of Isis and the presence of Coptic chapels, as well as the legend of the goddess Hathor and the flooding of the Nile.

[NagaAmonTemple]

20 ans que je voyage en Egypte. Cette video est tres bien montee et commentée. Ca change de toutes les horreurs que les gens produisent. Beaucoup de travail, mais le résultat est là. Beau travail

[Andrew-pyf]

Outstanding. Eloquently delivered in classic British style.

[basithpatla]

Thanks for an amazing documentary.. From India❤

[vavilovasvetlana]

Thank you fr the film with good footage, accompanied by wonderful music and of couse for the story; truly the best documentary., sincere thanks.

[CarlosAres-sfhf]

Excelente documental, imágenes muy elegantes y un caudal de información que a la vez es entretenido. Gracias desde Venezuela

[uuuuuummmno]

I'm currently reading "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibanez and this is awesome documentary.

[AndreSantos-suyq]

Estive nestes templos da baixa Núbia até abu Simbel em 2013. ❤ Documento maravilhoso!👏👏👏👏👏👏

[juliemyers]

Great documentary, but music to loud in parts

[jandunn]

A beautiful and fascinating documentary. It was interesting to see the sensuality the Greeks brought to the carvings of Isis....and the breastfeeding scenes in the Holy of Holies. The 1978 movie of Death on the Nile features the Old Cataract Hotel, and the temple scenes are wonderful.

[narayankulkarni]

What kind of tools Egyptian engineers used for building this project nor temple's wonderful thankyou for this kind of document

[karimbouriche]

Je suis algérienne et je considère l'Égypte mon deuxième payer i'love Égypte🎉

[PrakashPrakash-nper]

எனக்கு பிடித்த இடம் மற்றும் மிக நேர்த்தியான படப்பிடிப்பு, பின்புற உரையாடல் அற்புதம்

[lammuri]

4:23 Strange geography to talk of border between Nubia and Africa. The whole of Egypt (Kemet or Kama until renamed by the Greeks) and Sudan are in Africa as the map shows clearly. The Nile flows only through Africa.

[geofflewis]

..at 17.01..''the temple was dedicated to the god Ptah, a creator god who existed before all else''..Ptah -Pitar-Pater-father??

[dannalondon]

Why would you want to relocate an important temple like Aswan, move it down the Nile, and cover over 200+ temples for a Dam to be built? Rumor has it that the Temple contained Typhonian scripts that made the upper Nile region of Egypt OLDER than the lower Nile region. I'm sure the "scripts" are somewhere...