Templo de Debod
Templo de Debod Reviews
 Jul 10, 2007
The temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian monument standing in the west of Madrid, near the Jardines de Ferraz and Plaza del Marqués de Cerralbo. The building, dating from the 4th century before Christ, is brought to Madrid stone by stone, and it was a gift from the Egyptian government. When the Aswan dam was build in the River Nile the place where Debod stood would be flooded, so it had to be repositioned. Many Spanish archaeologists and engineers worked on the project, and the donation of the temple was the Egyptian 'thanks' to Madrid.
What can be seen of Debod today is only a shadow of what the temple was like in full glory, but yet it is definitely worth a visit. The location is quiet and wonderful, with great views over the modern part of Madrid and the Palacio Real. The carvings in the temple are well preserved and so is the shrine where the statue of the honored god was kept. Debod is a little piece of Egypt in the hart of Spain. A bit of a strange sight, but wonderful!  Part of the Spain 2007 - culture hopping travel blog
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Jan 03, 2009
…nice waitress and we listened again to the modern chinese music:)We visited - as our next stop - the Parque de la Montańa with the Templo de Debod, or actually we wanted enter this weird place (the temple) but the 'guardians' kicked us out saying 'esta cerrado'. They are really ugoks! There was nothing to see actually just a weird place with two opr three small buildings which were rapresenting… The last day of belleza Madrileńa |
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Jul 26, 2006
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May 13, 2007
Since most of the shops are close on Sunday’s we went to the Parque de la Montaña, near the center of the city to see the Templo de Debod. From this Parque (Park) I could also have a great view from Madrid and from the Royal Palace . I took some quick photos because we had a long lunch and my time was running out. I had the flight schedule for 20:00 and I still… The last day.... |
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Feb 11, 2009
So we walked over to the Parque de la Montana to the Templo Debod, the authentic Egyptian temple was built in the fourth century B.C. at the village of Debod, near the sacred temple island of Philae. The Debod Temple was dedicated to the gods Amon and Isis. In 1968 Egypt donated… Madrid |
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