High Dam Memorial

February 10, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The…striking monument put up upon the completion of the High Dam.

Temple of Kalabsha

February 10, 2003.Reading time 7 minutes.

The temple on Kalabsha is the largest freestanding Nubian temple in Egypt. It, too, was relocated by UNESCO with the building of the High Dam and is marooned on a small island in the lake

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Unfinished Obelisk

February 10, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

The granite quarries in Aswan produced all the “red aswan granite” used in Egypt. The quarries aren’t that interesting, really, except for the enormous unfinished obelisk still in situ

Temple of Isis

February 10, 2003.Reading time 6 minutes.

The enormous temple complex on this island were move here by UNESCO after the creation of the High Dam — like the others, Philae was underwater for more than half a year.

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Kiosk of Qertassi

February 10, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

The Kiosk of Qertassi is a small reconstructed temple on the site of Kalabsha Temple (which itself has been reconstructed by UNESCO on this new island above the rising water of Lake Nasser.

Beit el-Wali

February 10, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

Also on the same island as the relocated temple of Kalabsha is the tiny temple of Beit el-Wali, “The House of the Governor”. It, too, was relocated by UNESCO efforts

Kiosk of Trajan

February 10, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Perhaps my favorite monument, I just love the columns – this small temple kiosk was built in 167 CE and remains remarkably well preserved.

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Agha Khan Mausoleum

February 11, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

The west bank of the nile near Aswan is mostly a huge embankment. Just uphill and visible from the water is the Mausoleum of Agha Khan – a walled estate on a barren hillside.

Tomb of Sarenput