The temple of Edfu is over 2,000 years old and centuries of dirt had built up on its walls. All the grime covered vibrant colors that add a new layer of meaning to the inscriptions. Restoring the ...

In addition to being the best-preserved sanctuary in Egypt, the temple of Horus at Edfu is a marvel of ancient structural design, with a length of 137 meters, a width of 76 meters at the pylon ...

Restorers working inside the temple of Edfu. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt A collaborative archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University ...

The restoration of the walls of the Edfu Temple in Upper Egypt has revealed stunning new scenes and vivid colours, reports Nevine El-Aref On the west bank of the Nile in Edfu in Upper Egypt stands ...

experts have been carefully cleaning and restoring parts of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Edfu—and shedding new light on what the richly decorated house of worship looked like in its prime.

The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the ...

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery at the Temple of Edfu during restoration work on the temple’s roof, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, having ...

Alongside ongoing restoration efforts at the Temple of Edfu, a team of researchers from the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany, uncovered rare traces of gold leaf and remnants of ...

Since 2021, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has worked alongside Germany’s University of Würzburg to clean and preserve the Temple of Edfu, which is devoted to the falcon god ...

One of the colorful paintings uncovered in the temple of Edfu. Martin Stadler / Universität Würzburg The ongoing restoration of one of the largest temples in Egypt has revealed colorful ...

For three years, experts have been carefully cleaning and restoring parts of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Edfu—and shedding new light on what the richly decorated house of worship looked like in ...