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Fri, 02/06/2009 - 08:11 - Inner sanctum. The solar bark would have held the image of Horus. The barge of Hathor at Denderah was transported down the Nile each year to Edfu so that Horus and hathor could be reunited.

Additionally the god would be carried in the barge to the roof of the temple once a year so that the sun could replenish the god's powers.
 

Ptolemaic temple of Edfu dedicated to the falcon god Horus. It was built between 237 BC and 57 BC.
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Additionally the god would be carried in the barge to the roof of the temple once a year so that the sun could replenish the god's powers.

Sat, 02/07/2009 - 17:55 - Philae Temple. Aswan Egypt 07/02/2009.
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Inner sanctuary dedicated to Isis at Philae Temple in Egypt.
 

In classical architecture, the capital is the uppermost part of a column, serving both a structural and decorative function. It mediates between the column shaft and the load it supports, often the architrave or entablature.

The inner sanctuary of a classical temple, often containing an statue of the god.

A covered entrance where the roof is supported by a series of columns, normally at the front entrance to a building.