Egypt > Abydos & Dendara > Dendara Temple Front EG007133jhp
Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Abydos & Dendara | |||
Filename: | Dendara Temple Front EG007133jhp |
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Upload Date: | 2012-06-27 09:44:21 | |||
Photo Size: | 11mb 3543x5353 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Dendara Temple entrance front approach sarcophagi lids Pro-pylon Hathor Egypt,located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. The photo is from the main entrance North Propylon gate into the modern site facing the impressive first hypostyle hall built by Tiberius in the 1st century AD with its columns topped by Hathor faces mainly damaged in later centuries. |
Keywords: | Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, upright, north, pro-pylon, Tiberius, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, columns, faces, sarcophagi, grnaite, lids, hypostyle, hall, scanned, slide |