Description

THE TEMPLE OF DEBOD, one of the few standing Egyptian temples outside of Egypt and Northern Africa. This one stands in Madrid near the Campo del Moro and provides a stunning view over to the royal palace and the city's cathedral.

In its own right, the temple proves to have a stunning setting and I have tried to capture that here by working the late afternoon light into the waters surrounding the site.

The temple was built under the Ptolemaic dynasty near to the the early 2nd century BC and probably added to by Roman emperors such as Augustus and Hadrian. It was donated to Spain by the Egyptian government in thanks for help rendered during the construction of the Great Dam of Aswan; when many great buildings were threatened by its rising waters.