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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 former location of the barracks is now the site of the Temple of Debod, a Nubian temple given by the Egyptian government to Spain in gratitude for Spanish help in saving antiquities during the building of the Aswan Dam. [1]
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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.
Articles relating to the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia (1960-1980). The relocation of 22 monuments in Lower Nubia, in Southern Egypt and northern Sudan, between 1960 and 1980.