Esna - Temple of Khnum - Vestibule

The seven aisled Vestibule, the only part of the temple which was completed, dates almost entirely from the Roman Imperial period. Similar in layout to the vestibule of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, it is 108ft/33m long by 54ft/16.5m deep. The roof is supported by 24 columns, in four rows, with elaborate floral capitals. The columns, 37ft/11.3m high and 18ft/5.4m in girth, are covered with reliefs and inscriptions. Over the broad central aisle the roof is decorated with two rows of flying vultures; over the lateral aisles are astronomical representations. On the walls are four rows of reliefs depicting the Emperors, wearing the costume of a Pharaoh, making offerings to the various deities of Esna or performing other ritual acts