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The Temple of Debod ( clic here Wiki) is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain.
The temple was built originally 15 km south of Aswan^[1] in southern Egypt very close to the first cataract of the Nile and to the great religious center dedicated to the goddess Isis, in Philae. In the early 2nd century BC, Adikhalamani (Tabriqo), the Kushite king of Meroë, started its construction by building a small single room chapel dedicated to the god Amun.^[1] It was built and decorated on a similar design to the later Meroitic chapel on which the Temple of Dakka is based.^[1] Later, during the reigns of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII and Ptolemy XII of the Ptolemaic dynasty, it was extended on all four sides to form a small temple, 12 X 15 m, which was dedicated to Isis of Philae. The Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius completed its decorations.^[2]
From the quay, a long processional way leads to the stone-built enclosure wall, through three stone pylon gateways and finally to the temple itself.^[1] The pranaos, which had four columns with composite capitals collapsed in 1868, and is now lost.^[1] Behind it lay the original sanctuary of Amun, the offering table room and a later sanctuary with several side-rooms and stairs to the roof.^[1]
In 1960, due to the construction of the Great Dam of Aswan and the consequent threat posed to several monuments and archeological sites, UNESCO made an international call to save this rich historical legacy. As a sign of gratitude for the help provided by Spain in saving the temples of Abu Simbel, the Egyptian state donated the temple of Debod to Spain in 1968.
The temple was rebuilt in one of Spain's most beautiful parks, the Parque de Rosales, near the royal palace of Madrid, and opened to the public in 1972.^[3] It constitutes one of the few works of ancient Egyptian architecture which can be seen outside Egypt and the only one of its kind in Spain.

El Templo de Debod (clic Aquí Wiki) es un templo del antiguo Egipto localizado actualmente en Madrid (España). Está situado al oeste de la Plaza de España, junto al Paseo del Pintor Rosales (Parque del Oeste), en un alto donde se encontraba el Cuartel de La Montaña (en el que se produjo un sangriento episodio de la Guerra Civil Española). Al ser trasladado a España, se situó de manera que conservase aproximadamente la misma orientación que en su lugar de origen, de este a oeste.
El Templo de Debod fue un regalo de Egipto a España (año 1968), en compensación por la ayuda española, tras el llamamiento internacional realizado por la Unesco para salvar los templos de Nubia, principalmente el de Abu Simbel, en peligro de desaparición debido a la construcción de la presa de Asuán. Egipto donó cuatro de los templos salvados a distintas naciones colaboradoras: Dendur a los Estados Unidos (se encuentra actualmente en el Metropolitan Museum de Nueva York), Ellesiya a Italia, Taffa a Holanda y Debod a España.
Tiene una antigüedad de unos 2.200 años. Su núcleo más antiguo fue erigido bajo el faraón Ptolomeo IV Filópator, y decorado posteriormente por el rey nubio Adijalamani de Meroe hacia 200-180 a. C., dedicado a Amón de Debod ("Amani", en idioma kushita) e Isis. Posee importantes añadidos de época ptolemaica y romano-imperial (del siglo I a. C. al II d. C.).