These Elephantine sanctuaries bring to mind the peripteral temples of the Greeks, and this resemblance to one of the most familiar forms of classical architecture explains perhaps the boundless admiration with which they were regarded by the French savants.
"Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt"
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero
The temple seems to have been hexastyle peripteral, but all trace of the cella has disappeared.
"Portuguese Architecture"
Walter Crum Watson