 The approximately 300m² temple lies at the end of a canyon. |
 A much larger than life sized pharaoh sits in front of the construction. |
 Diving in the 5m high hall of pillars is a fascinating experience. |
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 The light shining through the holes in the ceiling always makes for fascinating effects... |
 ...whose unreal beauty is magical. |
 While filling we captured this atmosphere through careful lighting. |
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 The pillars cover the terraced slope. |
 They were made with concrete tubes... |
 ...and reach a height of 5m |
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 We used over 1km of beams... |
 ...to board up the roof... |
 ...and concrete the surface. |
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 We engraved ancient glyphs into the boards that covered the front of the roof... |
 ...that came out as reliefs after the boarding was removed. |
 The unusual construction site attracted thousands of visitors. |
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 The pharaoh was molded as a hollow mould in a sand bed. |
 Depending of how you look at this photo, it creates an impressive optical illusion. |
 The mold is filled with special concrete. |
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 An exciting moment: The pharaoh rises from his mold. |
 He would have been 6m tall upright. Therefore he was created in two parts. |
 The pharaoh is surrounded by several other statues. |
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 The dead Pharaoh's 'brain bearers', for whom we made a memorial here, came out especially well. |
 Judging by the length of the arms, someone stood model here who had carried a few stones too many... |
 The two bears didn't come out with much detail and were relegated to the corner. |
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 But the whole construction does have its effect. Temples look best at night. |
 When the interplay between light and shadow changes the proportions... |
 ...the statues become three-dimensional players in the scene. |
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 These light effects are also experienced by the divers who meet the pharaoh... |
 ...or drift through the beams of light and shadow in the temple hall. |
 We enjoyed these photo nights until the water inundated the temple... |