Lake Nasser - Temple of Wadi al-Sebua
The Wadi al-Sebua temple in Egypt is located 50 km south of the Aswan Dam. It is known to be the second largest temple in the Nubian region after the famous Abu-Simbel temple.
This temple is named "Es-Sebua" which means "lions" and its name is based on the rows of lion-headed sphinxes in front of the entrance to the temple. They calmly but fiercely guard the entrance, as they have for centuries.
The temple is known as al-Sebua, which means "lions" in Arabic. The temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Ra-Horakhty, Amun and Ramses II. The temple is built of stones except for the sanctum and inner vestibules. The temple consists of a pyloned entrance, an open courtyard, a hypostyle hall and an inner sanctum. The walls of the temple are decorated with many religious scenes and important reliefs. In a Christian area, many parts have been converted into a church. This temple, like most other Nubian monuments, was saved and moved 4 km north of its original location to escape the rising waters of Lake Nasser.