The pylon of Ptolemy V and the Augustan kiosk on partly submerged island of Philae. Near Aswan, Egypt

"The island of Philae, famous for its rich heritage of temples, now lies submerged beneath the waters of Lake Nasser to the south of Aswan. Thankfully, however, when the Aswan High Dam was built in the 1960s the island's temples were dismantled and then reconstructed on the higher terrain of nearby Agilkia Island, which was prepared and landscaped to look like the original Philae." [Wilkinson R., 2000: The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt. Thames and Hudson]. "In the last six years of Ptolemy V, the southern front part of the enclosure wall of Nectanebo I was taken down and replaced by a 20m high (first) pylon, which incorporated the gate of Nectanebo I. The decoration of the pylon continued during the reigns of Ptolemy VI and XII. At a later period, the advancement of the cults of female deities was continued with building projects for Isis on Philae. The most impressive building of the Roman period was the huge kiosk, which was, until recently, ascribed to Trajan. G. Haeny has convincingly suggested Augustus. The 15 x 20m kiosk is 15.85m high and was probably meant to shelter the bark of Isis at the eastern banks of the island. The four-by-five columns all carry different, lavishly structured composite capitals that are topped by 2.10m high piers. These were intended to be sculpted into Bes pillars." [Arnold D., 1999: Temples of the Last Pharaohs. Oxford University Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Institute of Architects, directing the Egyptian portion of the documentary on Ancient Egypt, March 1965 and September 1965.