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The Temple That Flew Like Building Blocks: Saving Philae Temple

Can you imagine an entire temple floating on an island, about to drown under the high waters of the Nile River? It is the enchanting Philae Temple! When a high dam was built in Aswan to hold back the water, the temple almost sank. But clever scientists from all over the world came to save it! How? They took apart all the giant stones of the temple just like LEGO blocks, carefully numbered them, moved them on boats to another higher and safer island, and rebuilt it all over again so the temple looked even more beautiful than before!

If you took apart a big block castle to move it to another room, how would you remember where every block goes so you can rebuild it perfectly?

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