Category Archives: R. Doug Wicker

Philae Temple Complex. So much to see. So much to do. So much to photograph. So much history to absorb. An absolutely great start to our River Nile cruise, and we haven’t even set sail yet. Many thanks again to Luxor And Aswan Travel and our fantastic guide Mohamad Salah. Now for today’s final look (well, except for this week’s Fun Photo Friday, of course) at Philae Temple with his photo gallery/slide show:

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There is a lot of vandalism and graffiti in evidence throughout the Philae Temple Complex. Historical vandalism and graffiti, perhaps, but vandalism and graffiti nonetheless — Greek vandalism/graffiti. Roman vandalism/graffiti. Crusader vandalism/graffiti. French vandalism/graffiti. English vandalism/graffiti. It’s a wonder that Banksy never made it here for a graffiti spree. Here is some particularly egregious Crusader vandalism:

And an example of Crusader graffiti:

Some additional French graffiti, including apparent Napoleonic geocaching coordinates for somewhere south of Tobruk, Libya:

Fortunately, much Ancient Egyptian treasures here remain untouched. Here is today’s Philae Temple Complex photo gallery/slide show:

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