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The Met 360° Project: The Temple of Dendur

Immerse yourself in this 360° video capturing dawn to dusk in the Temple of Dendur.

Immerse yourself in this 360° video capturing dawn to dusk in the Temple of Dendur. Built around 15 B.C. when the Roman Emperor Augustus ruled Egypt, the temple was a 1968 gift from Egypt to the United States in recognition of support given to save its monuments threatened by the Nile.

The temple’s setting was designed to approximate the light and surroundings of its original location in Nubia, including a reflecting pool that evokes the Nile.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how this film was made.


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Nina Diamond

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The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone
completed by 10 B.C.