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title: Workers Dismantling Semna West temple
author: UNESCO / Rex Keating
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9377/workers-dismantling-semna-west-temple/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Workers Dismantling Semna West temple
_Authored by UNESCO / Rex Keating_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9377.jpg)
## Image Caption
3500 years after its construction, the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the fortress of Semna West was dismantled in 1964 to be rebuilt in the gardens of the new Khartoum museum. Semna West, Sudan (1964)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Keating, U. /. R. (2018, October 25). Workers Dismantling Semna West temple. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Keating, UNESCO / Rex. "Workers Dismantling Semna West temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 25, 2018. .
### MLA
Keating, UNESCO / Rex. "Workers Dismantling Semna West temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Oct 2018, .
## License & Copyright
This content is provided by the [UNESCO Digital Archives](https://digital.archives.unesco.org) under a partnership agreement. [Original image](https://digital.archives.unesco.org/en/collection/photos/detail/06324284-8ac4-9fac-22c6-be1d19de7fec/media/d2062ecc-910e-0929-513b-c518d189e494?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=0000003381&rows=1&page=1) by [**UNESCO / Rex Keating**](https://digital.archives.unesco.org/en/collection/photos/detail/06324284-8ac4-9fac-22c6-be1d19de7fec/media/d2062ecc-910e-0929-513b-c518d189e494?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=0000003381&rows=1&page=1). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 25 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.