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Temple of Debod | July 15, 2008

Pictured here is the Temple of Debod, about a five minute's walk away from the Plaza de España in Madrid.

The Temple of Debod was actually built around 2,200 years ago, and it was donated to Spain by the Republic of Egypt in 1968. It was originally built in the Nubian town of Debod in honor of the gods Amon and Isis. The original structure was ordered to be built by King Meroe Adijalamani, and kings of the Ptolemaic dynasty expanded the chapel by adding chambers to the temple. Even Roman emperors like Augustus helped complete the Egyptian temple’s construction.

In 1960, the construction of the Great Dam of Aswan threatened the Temple of Debod. UNESCO made an international plea to help save any archaeological or historic monuments on or near the site of the dam. Spain responded by rescuing the temples of Abu Simbel in Nambia, and in 1968 the Egyptian government thanked Spain by donating the Temple of Debod to Madrid.

The Temple of Debod constitutes one of the few works of ancient Egyptian architecture which can be seen outside of Egypt, and it is the only notable Egyptian structure/work found in Spain.

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