Temple of Kom Ombo 

The Temple of Kom Ombo, built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180-47 BCE, is a double temple with courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.

The Southern wing was built in dedication to the creator and fertility god, Sobek (crocodile).

The Northern wing was built to honor the falcon god Haroeris, also known as Horus the Elder.

This temple is unique in that on the structure is perfectly mirrored either side of the central axis. Much has been destroyed here because of proximity to the Nile, earthquakes and pilfering of stones. Some relief carvings were defaced by the Copts (400–800 CE) who used the temple as a church.

All the temples buildings in the southern part of the plateau were cleared of debris and restored by Jacques de Morgan in 1893. A few of the three-hundred crocodile mummies discovered in the vicinity are displayed in The Crocodile Museum. It is also notable that a relief carving located on the wall of a corridor that surrounds the temple, depicts ancient Egyptian surgical instruments (photo included).