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!!!Largest Nubian Temple

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Pylons of the Temple of Isis and the Nubian solar and fertility deity, Madulis, at Kalabshah. It is the largest free-standing Nubian temple. Construction began in A.D. 23 during the reign of the Roman Emperor Octavius Augustus. The temple was moved 48 km (30 mi) north when the High Dam was built.