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The Temple of Taffeh ((アラビア語:معبد طافا)) is an Ancient Egyptian temple which was presented to the Netherlands for its help in contributing to the historical preservation of Egyptian antiquities in the 1960s. The temple was built of sandstone between AD 1 and AD 14 on the orders of the Roman emperor Augustus. It was part of the Roman fortress known as Taphis and measures .〔Dieter Arnold, Temples of the Last Pharaohs, Oxford University Press, 1999. p.240〕 The north temple's "two front columns are formed by square pillars with engaged columns" on its four sides.〔Arnold, Temples of the Last Pharaohs, p.240〕 The rear wall of the temple interior features a statue niche. In 1960, in relation to the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the consequent threat posed by its reservoir to numerous〔(The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites ), UNESCO〕 monuments and archeological sites in Nubia such as the temple of Abu Simbel, UNESCO made an international call to save these sites.〔(Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ) World Heritage Committee, UNESCO〕 In gratitude, Egypt assigned several monuments to the countries that replied to this plea in a significant way, including the Netherlands. Adolf Klasens, the director of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and a Dutch Egyptologist played a part in arranging the agreement where Egypt presented the temple of Taffeh to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, the Netherlands. This building is constructed from 657 blocks weighing approximately 250 tons.〔(The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 121, No. 915 (Jun., 1979), pp. 402-399 )〕 After arriving in 1971, it was reconstructed in a new wing of the National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in Leiden, Netherlands. The new structure was designed in such a way that the Dutch weather would not affect the stone, that natural light would illuminate the temple and that visitors could see the temple before having to pay for admission.〔(48 hours in Leiden )〕 There was also an effort to replace a minimum number of damaged stones. A Greek inscription and a Christian cross remain carved into its walls. ==See also== * Temple of Debod * Temple of Dendur 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Temple of Taffeh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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