Seti temple built in L-shape to avoid Osirion structure below

Seti temple built in L-shape to avoid Osirion structure below. The Seti temple above ground does not connect physically to the Osirion Seti's temple goes left in an L-shape rather than following standard straight temple layout The temple reportedly turned to avoid encountering the buried Osirion structure

The Seti temple above ground doesn't physically connect to the Osirion below. Rather than following the standard straight temple layout, it turns left in an L-shape. Egyptologists debate whether Seti built around an already ancient underlying structure or if the Osirion was his own intended cenotaph—some argue he discovered something beneath and chose to build around it rather than through it.

Key Facts

• The Seti temple above ground does not connect physically to the Osirion
• Seti's temple goes left in an L-shape rather than following standard straight temple layout
• The temple reportedly turned to avoid encountering the buried Osirion structure
• The Osirion sits approximately 25 feet below current ground level
• Egyptologists suggest Seti discovered an already buried structure and built around it

Related site: Osirion — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: Debating the Age of Egypt's Osirion (Raiders of the Past Podcast) by Funny Olde World