Temple of Debod in Madrid

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The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain.

The temple was built originally 15 km south of Aswan in southern Egypt very close to the first cataract of the Nile and to the great religious centre dedicated to the goddess Isis, in Philae. In the early 2nd century BCE, Adikhalamani (Tabriqo), the Kushite king of Meroë, started its construction by building a small single room chapel dedicated to the god Amun. It was built and decorated on a similar design to the later Meroitic chapel on which the Temple of Dakka is based. Later, during the reigns of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII and Ptolemy XII of the Ptolemaic dynasty, it was extended on all four sides to form a small temple, 12 X 15 m, which was dedicated to Isis of Philae. The Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius completed its decorations.

From the quay, a long processional way leads to the stone-built enclosure wall, through three stone pylon gateways and finally to the temple itself. The pranaos, which had four columns with composite capitals collapsed in 1868, and is now lost. Behind it lay the original sanctuary of Amun, the offering table room and a later sanctuary with several side-rooms and stairs to the roof.

In 1960, due to the construction of the Great Dam of Aswan and the consequent threat posed to several monuments and archeological sites, UNESCO made an international call to save this rich historical legacy. As a sign of gratitude for the help provided by Spain in saving the temples of Abu Simbel, the Egyptian state donated the temple of Debod to Spain in 1968.

The temple was rebuilt in the Parque de Rosales, near the royal palace of Madrid, and opened to the public in 1972. The reassembled gateways appear to have been placed in a different order than when originally erected. Compared to a photo of the original site, the gateway topped by a serpent flanked sun appears not to have been the closest gateway to the temple proper. It constitutes one of the few works of ancient Egyptian architecture which can be seen outside Egypt and the only one of its kind in Spain.

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[MasterTafariElijah]

Nothing was giving to Spain from Egypt, The truth is after the European stole the African land they stole everything else as well.

[alanheath]

@MasterTafariElijah So you are claiming that Spain stole this. What is your evidence for this? Have you reported the matter to the police?

[greventlov]

spain has genetical roots from africa? you sir are a shitkicking ignorant redneck. i remember visiting Spain all those mud shacks they live in, and all them blue eyed africans all over the place, sure african roots, moron. no disrespect intended to africans, though, just straigteining out the ignorance of an Alabama hick who never traveled passed Mississipi

[SouthernWhiteMan]

They could not have found a better place than Spain to relocate that from Egypt! Spain already has African roots already! Genetically and culturally.

[doodlemonkey123]

u loser! wheres my ghost room!

[MasterTafariElijah]

@MasterTafariElijah What did the police do about all the people who where kidnapped? Or the island stolen from the Northwest shore? and ports of no return. Lets not even start on the stolen religion. But I guess you haven't seen the proof of that either. Maybe you need to start looking around. The proof is right in front of you.

[ilovemiscosas]

yes, it was a gift cos spain helped to build a water thing in Egypt, so they gave us this temple :)

[GammaAlphaPi]

very interesting