Trajan's kiosk, Philae Temple

Photographer: Steffen
From: From Abu Simbel to Aswan, Kom Ombo and Edfu

Trajan's kiosk, Philae Temple

On the east side of the temple precinct stands Trajan's kiosk. This beautiful building was where the sacred barge with the statue of Isis landed during it's annual precession down the Nile. The kiosk, rebuilt by the Roman emperor Trajan, consists of 14 columns with screen walls which are decorated with scenes of Trajan making offerings to Isis, Osiris and Horus