Temple and Date Palms, Philae (236. Philé T. découvert et P. dattiers)

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

1844 · Daguerreotype · Photographs

When Girault visited in 1842, the island of Philae was the site of a Roman-era temple commonly called Trajan’s Kiosk. The surrounding area flooded regularly after the construction of a dam in 1902, and the temple was dismantled and moved to Agilkia Island in the 1960s.

Artist

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

Date

1844

Medium

Daguerreotype

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel Gift, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2016 Benefit Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2016