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The Temple of Debod [1] (Spanish: Templo de Debod) is an ancient Nubian temple currently located in Madrid, Spain. The temple was originally erected in the early 2nd century BC 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Aswan , Egypt.
One of the monuments in the park is the Temple of Debod, an Ancient Egyptian temple. The Egyptian state donated the temple of Debod to Spain in 1968 as a sign of gratitude for the help provided by Spain in saving the Abu Simbel temples. The Parque del Oeste is linked to the Casa de Campo by the Teleférico de Madrid, a gondola lift. [1]
Over the years, the monument was moved to the Glorieta de Quevedo and, in the 1960s, [n. 1] to its current location in some gardens near the Plaza de España and, since the 1970s, also the Temple of Debod.
The Temple of Dendur is a modest example of a temple from the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, with roots in earlier Egyptian architectural style. [7] Like the other temples in the region, it was designed by local Egyptian architects and constructed of Nubian sandstone blocks with a pink hue.
Like the Ptolemies, during this period, the Kushite kings Arqamani and Adikhalamani completed the building projects begun by Ptolemy IV, and celebrated their restoration of Kushite rule by inscriptions, the foundation of the Temple of Debod, and the adoption of elaborate titularies. The same period also saw the increased Egyptianization of the ...
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Conservationists are very concerned about - and have long criticised - the degradation the Temple is suffering due to Madrid's high levels of air pollution, but I haven't been able to find any references. Anyone? --Technopat 12:00, 17 July 2008 (UTC) Hi.
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