Pharaonic gate of Edfu Temple opens for first time since 2200 years

The Edfu Temple in the South Egyptian archaeological city of Aswan will receive visitors as of early next year at its original entrance that opens for the first time in 2200 years after the end of restoration and works in the monument built by ancient Egyptians.

Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said the project costs L.E 25 million and took 18 months, adding that electronic gates and closed-circuit TVs will be provided in the temple.

Ancient Egyptians built the Edfu Temple, one of the most beautiful and complete works during the Ptolemaic era, in the 10th year of King Ptolemy III (237 BC).

The temple, of a magnificent and architectural value, is considered a complete registry of several sceneries of offerings by the Kings for the gods as well as traditional wars.