Kiosk of Trajan at Philae

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The Kiosk of Trajan at Philae is a small, elegant Roman-era riverside pavilion in Egypt, famed for its well-preserved reliefs and picturesque colonnaded structure dedicated to the goddess Isis.

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Label Occurrences
Kiosk of Trajan at Philae canonical 1
Trajan's Kiosk (Philae) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman-era pavilion
ancient Egyptian temple structure
archaeological site
monument
approximateDate early 2nd century CE
architecturalStyle Egyptian temple architecture
Roman imperial style
associatedDeity Horus NERFINISHED
Isis NERFINISHED
Osiris NERFINISHED
associatedWith Roman emperor Trajan NERFINISHED
category Ancient Egyptian temples
Archaeological sites in Aswan Governorate
Roman temples in Egypt
columnArrangement 2 columns on each short side
4 columns on each long side
constructionPeriod Roman period
country Egypt
culture Roman Egypt NERFINISHED
decorativeProgram reliefs of the emperor making offerings to Egyptian gods
dedicatedTo Isis NERFINISHED
function ceremonial riverside pavilion
landing station for processional boats
hasFeature clustered columns with floral capitals
colonnade
open-sided pavilion
riverside setting
screen walls at short ends
well-preserved reliefs
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae"
locatedIn Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInOrOn Nile River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Agilkia Island NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Trajan NERFINISHED
nearCity Aswan NERFINISHED
notableFor blend of Roman and Egyptian iconography
elegant proportions
picturesque silhouette against the Nile
numberOfColumns 14
partOf Philae temple complex NERFINISHED
temples of Philae archaeological site
region Lower Nubia NERFINISHED
relocatedFrom Philae Island NERFINISHED
relocationCampaign UNESCO Nubian Monuments Campaign NERFINISHED
relocationPeriod 1960s
roofStatus largely missing
tourismAttraction major tourist attraction in Aswan
unescoWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979
usedIn Philae sound and light show backdrop

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments contains Kiosk of Trajan at Philae
subject surface form: Nubian Monuments
Agilkia Island contains Kiosk of Trajan at Philae
this entity surface form: Trajan's Kiosk (Philae)