Temple of Maharraqa

An unfinished Roman-era temple in Lower Nubia dedicated to Isis and Serapis, built in the late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD following Rome's annexation of Egypt. The structure consists of an open rectangular court surrounded on three sides by sandstone columns, but the planned inner sanctuary and pylon were never completed. Its most distinctive feature is a unique spiral stone staircase integrated into one corner of the courtyard, a feature unparalleled in Nubian temple architecture. Threatened by the Aswan High Dam, the temple was dismantled and relocated to New Wadi es-Sebua between 1961 and 1966 as part of UNESCO's Nubian salvage campaign.