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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.
Dendara Roof Structure eg9621437jhp Dendara Temple exterior roof stone ancient Egyptian construction natural sandstone is located north of Luxor and 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. This photo is of remains of an interesting sandstone structure on the roof which appears to be a natural outcrop rather than a made made add on but is purpose is obscure. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, roof, outcrop, sandstone, history, archaeology0, ancient, Egyptology, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, carving, construction, methods, engineering, stone, stonework, slide, scanned
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Roof Structure eg9621437jhp
Upload Date: 2007-11-30 22:58:15
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Dendara Temple exterior roof stone ancient Egyptian construction natural sandstone

is located north of Luxor and 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. This photo is of remains of an interesting sandstone structure on the roof which appears to be a natural outcrop rather than a made made add on but is purpose is obscure.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, roof, outcrop, sandstone, history, archaeology0, ancient, Egyptology, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, carving, construction, methods, engineering, stone, stonework, slide, scanned