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Edfu Temple, Dedicated to the God Horus

The great entrance pylon

 

The great entrance pylon

 

Detail on the pylon wall

 

The great entrance pylon

 

Detail on the pylon wall

 

Statue of Horus

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Detail from the courtyard of libations

 

Inside the sanctuary

 

Inside the sanctuary

 

Model of the gods barge

 

The tabernacle

 

Picture of Horus

 

Statue of Horus

 

Horus and Hathor

 

Horus and Hathor

 

Wall pictures

 

Wall pictures

 

Original colours on external walls

 

Detail of original colours

 

Temple of Philae, Dedicated to the Goddess Isis

Descriptive plaque

 

Descriptive plaque

 

Approaching the island of Agilkia

 

The first pylons

 

The pavilion of Trajan

 

Detail on the first pylon

 

Detail on the first pylon

 

Detail on the first pylon

 

Detail on the first pylon

 

Facade of the first pylon

 

Facade of the first pylon

 

Facade of the first pylon

 

Facade of the first pylon

 

The pavillion of Trajan

 

Ptolemy XIII offering prisoners of war to Horus and Hathor

 

Horus

 

Ptolemy XIII

 

Hathor

 

Temple became a church dedicated to St Stephen

 

Wall hyroglyphs

 

Wall hyroglyphs

 

Wall hyroglyphs

 

Ptolemy XIII

 

Pillar details the pavillion of Trajan

 

Pillar details the pavillion of Trajan

 

Lintel detail

 

Pillar details the pavillion of Trajan

 

Image of Hathor on pillars

 

Detail of Hathor image

 

Church entry

 

Roman development of the site

 

Introduction of the curved arch

 

Curved arch detail

 

Pavillion of Trajan viewed from the river

 

Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus the Elder

Entry into the hypostyle hall

 

Remains of colour on walls

 

Detail of columns

 

Detail of columns

 

Birthing stool

 

Detail of ceiling

 

Detail of ceiling

 

Isis and Annubis

 

Annubis and Horus

 

Thick wall blocks

 

The Nileometer

 

The hypostyle hall

 

Detail above hypostyle hall entrance

 

Detail above hypostyle hall entrance

 

Mummified crocodile

 

Column details

 

Column details

 

Column details

 

Hypostyle hall

 

Hypostyle hall

 

Karnak Temple, dedicated to the god Amon

Avenue of ramshead sphinxes

 

Avenue of ramshead sphinxes

 

Detail of rams head sphinx

 

Detail of rams head sphinx

 

Ramses II

 

Ramses II

 

Peristyle court: details of a procession

 

Peristyle court: details of a procession

 

Statue of Pinedjem

 

Statue of Pinedjem

 

Papyrus style columns in hypostyle hall

 

Obelisk of Tutmose I

 

Obelisk of Tutmose I

 

The hypostyle hall

 

Ceiling in the hypostyle hall

 

Papyrus style columns in hypostyle hall

 

Obelisk of Tutmose I

 

Papyrus style columns in hypostyle hall

 

Papyrus style columns in hypostyle hall

 

Ceiling in the hypostyle hall

 

Papyrus style columns in hypostyle hall

 

Obelisk of Tutmose I

 

Bust of Seti I

 

Decorated columns in the sanctuary

 

Decorated ceiling in the sanctuary

 

Decorated walls in the sanctuary

 

Decorated walls in the sanctuary

 

Decorated column in the sanctuary

 

Painting of Christ showing sanctuary had been converted to a church

 

Statue detail

 

Part of an obelisk of Amon-Ofis III

 

Part of an obelisk of Amon-Ofis III

 

Statues

 

Statue details

 

Statue details

 

Columns in the antechamber

 

Columns in the antechamber

 

Columns in the antechamber

 

Columns in the antechamber

 

Obelisk of Tutmose 1

 

Relief of a charioteer

 

Paintings on columns

 

Paintings on columns

 

Pharaoh

 

Part of temple of Ramses III

 

The sole surviving column of the pavillion of Taharka

 

The sphinxes of RamsesII in the Ethiopian courtyard

 

Mud brick ramps to help building

 

Luxor Temple, Dedicated to the Gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu

The pylon

 

Colossi of Ramses II

 

Obelisk and colossus of Ramses II

 

Colossus of Ramses II

 

Obelisk

 

Mosque wall built on top of the temple

 

Osirian statues

 

Ramses II

 

Ramses II

 

Ramses II

 

Mosque

 

Throne of Ramses II

 

Detail of Ramses II throne

 

Detail of Ramses II throne

 

Part of the large courtyard

 

Roman shrine

 

Roman shrine

 

God of fertility

 

Temple of Ramses III

 

The avenue of syphinxes leads from Luxor to Karnak

 

The avenue of syphinxes leads from Luxor to Karnak

 

The avenue of syphinxes leads from Luxor to Karnak

 

Sphinx

 

Luxor at night

 

Luxor at night

 

Tombs on the Hillside

Tombs on the hillside

 

Tombs on the hillside

 

Colussus of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon from the air

 

Colossi of Memnon from the air

 

Colossi of Memnon

 

Colossi of Memnon from the air

 

Colossi of Memnon from the air

 

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Entrance approach to the temple

 

Entrance approach to the temple

 

Entrance approach to the temple

 

Temple details

 

Temple details

 

Temple details

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Bust image of Hathor

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Frescoed wall inside the colonnade

 

Tutmose I

 

Tutmose I

 

Tutmose I

 

Tutmose I

 

Valley of the Kings

Tomb entrances

 

Tomb entrances

 

Tutankhamun's tomb

 

Tutankhamun's mask

 

Tutankhamun's tomb

 

Rameses VI tomb

 

Rameses VI tomb

 

Rameses VI tomb

 

Tomb of Hourmheb

 

Tomb of Hourmheb

 

Seti I tomb

 

Valley of the Queens

Ramses III and Hathor

 

Ramses III and his dead son

 

Ramses III followed by his dead son

 

Ramses III and his dead son meet the God Shou

 

Ramses III

 

Ramses II guiding his son to the afterlife

 

Anoubis with Ramses III and his son

 

Queen Nefertari

 

Queen Nefertari

 

Queen Nefertari and the goddess Isis

 

Paintings on the wall of Nefetari's tomb

 

Paintings on the wall of Nefetari's tomb

 

Paintings on the wall of Nefetari's tomb

 

Paintings on the wall of Nefetari's tomb

 

Paintings on the wall of Nefetari's tomb

 

Dendera Temple, Dedicated to the Goddess Hathor

Descriptive plaque

 

The facade of the temple of Hathor

 

Portico

 

The facade of the temple of Hathor

 

Column details depicting Hathor

 

Column details depicting Hathor

 

Wall hieroglyphs

 

Royal barge

 

Hathor capitals

 

Decorated ceiling

 

Hathor relief

 

Wall relief

 

Wall relief

 

Scenes from the Egyptian zodiac

 

Scenes from the Egyptian zodiac

 

Scenes from the Egyptian zodiac

 

Mud brick outer wall

 

Wall painting

 

Wall painting

 

Wall painting

 

Wall painting

 

Western wall

 

Water spout

 

Water spout

 

Wall relief

 

Wall relief

 

Wall relief depicting the crowns of Egypt

 

Wall relief

 

Wall relief

 

Wall relief

 

Inside the lower crypt

 

Inside the lower crypt

 

Inside the lower crypt

 

Descriptive plaque

 

Christian shrine

 

Christian shrine

 

The Mammisi-birth hall

 

The Mammisi-birth hall

 

Portico

 

Site of the sacred pool

 

Portico

 

Roman columns

 

Roman columns

 

Roman column detail

 

Pyramids and Sphinx

The pyramid of Khafre

 

The Pyramid of Khafre and the Sphinx from the Sphinx enclosure

 

The Sphinx and the Eastern sanctuary of the Sphinx Temple

 

The Giza pyramids from the modern cemetery