Daily Flickr Finds: Luis Casado Bermejo's Discovering the Temple of Edfu

Light is one of the most powerful elements to portray in photography. It represents hope, wisdom and vision, giving a photograph a strong feeling of emotion to it. This beautiful photo by Luis Casado Bermejo of the Temple of Edfu, near Luxor, shows two rays of light creeping inside the temple, in what is already a rich image.

The detail of the engravings on the wall of the tomb adds to the stunning interior, with the two missing bricks allowing light to seep into the room through light rays. The light here seems to be hinting at the adventure of discovery, or perhaps that's just the archaeologist in me coming out!

Also known as the Temple of Horus and built to reflect the traditional pharonic architecture, it is the second largest temple in Egypt, after Karnak Temple. There are several rooms inside the temple, including the Court of Offerings, where worshippers would bring offerings to the god Horus. The falcon-headed Horus was originally the sky god but was later assimilated into the myth of Isis and Osiris.  The legend has it that Horus avenged his father's death in a great battle at Edfu that gave him the throne.

You can read more about the Temple of Edfu here at Heritage Key, and check out Luis Casado Bermejo's photostream at Flickr!

Leave a comment on this post

About The Author

Prad Patel

Last three pieces by this author:

Your World in 3D - Athens Recreated in Google Earth | Ancient World in London Videos - Now Available to Download from iTunes! | Daily Flickr Finds: Manju's London Sphinx

Prad "Praddles" Patel is Heritage Key's Media Co-ordinator. Coming from an Architectural background, he has been a keen technology enthusiast ever since he got given his first Tamagotchi. He is an artist and experienced virtual world developer, and has poked around in more social networks than he cares to think about.