The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple rebuilt in Madrid, Spain. The temple was first built 15 km south of Aswan. The site was in the south of Egypt, well near the first Nile Falls and a major religious center.
Temple of Debod
Madrid
Monday Closed
Tuesday
10:00–19:00
Wednesday 10:00–19:00
Thursday
10:00–19:00
Friday
10:00–19:00
Saturday
10:00–19:00
Sunday
10:00–19:00
At the beginning of the second century BC, Adikhalamani, king of Meroë, started its construction. At that time it was designed as a small one-room chapel dedicated to the god Amun. It was arranged very similarly to another temple of Meroë, Dhaka. During the reigns of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, Ptolemy XII the chapel was expanded on all four sides and became a small 12 x 15 meter temple dedicated to Isis. The ancient Roman emperors Augustus, Tiberius, and possibly Hadrian completed the construction. In 1960, when monuments and archaeological sites began to suffer great damage during the reconstruction of Aswan, UNESCO made an international call, urging countries to preserve the rich historical legend. The answer to this call came from Spain. The Egyptian government donated Debod to Spain in exchange for his protection of the Abu Simbel Temples.
Address
C. de Ferraz, 1, 28008 Madrid, Spain