 Hello everyone this is Amit Dan of amitdan.com You are watching one of my jib travel videos and today I am taking to the magnificent temple of Ores at Edfu, the best preserved ancient Egyptian sanctuary. Once we reach the temple complex I saw lots of street vendors before entering the temple. The vendors were loud trying to sell their merchandise to tourists so we had to maneuver to pass through. The temple of Edfu is possibly the best preserved of the ancient Egyptian sanctuary. This is due to the fact that it was buried under almost 40 feet of desert sand for almost 200 years. The silt from the Nile probably helped to conserve to its near perfect form. The temple of Ores was dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed sky god. Horus was considered the protector of the pharaohs. The temple of Edfu complex was huge. The first thing you see is the grand temple entrance gate. You'll see stone reliefs on both sides of the symmetrical gate and the falcon headed god Horus watching over the great pylon. Once you pass the gate, you face a colossal coat here, surrounded by 32 towering columns on 3 sides. The whole temple is like a book opening up in front of you chapter by chapter. There's also the room of god. This is where the gold cult statue of Horus once stood up on a granite shrine. The wooden bark that used to carry the statue during festivals at present day is a replica of the original. It kind of looked like a canal made of gold. The original wooden bark is now on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Thank you for watching this video. There will be more Egypt travel videos coming up so I'll see you shortly. Thank you.