The pylon edifice as you approach the Temple of Edfu from the south is stunning in both scale and detail. This enormous structure stands 118 feet/36 meters tall and measures nearly 250 feet/76 meters in width. This temple took a phenomenal 180 years to complete, having begun in 237 BC and only finished in 57 BC. Even the Great Pyramid only took about 26 years to build! And that was started 2,300 years earlier! Step inside the pylon on your way to t...