The opening feature of the temple is the three terraces fronted by a portico leading up to the temple proper, and arrived at by a 1 km long causeway that led from the valley temple. Each elevated terrace was accessed by a ramp which bifurcated the porticoes. The lower terrace measures 120 m deep by 75 m wide and was enclosed by a wall with a single 2 m wide entrance gate at the center of its east side. The 25 m wide porticoes of the lower terrace contain 22 columns each, arranged in two rows, and feature relief scenes on their walls. The outer ends of the porticoes hosted 7.8 m tall Osiride statues.