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The temple original location was 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Aswan in Nubia, very close to the first cataract of the Nile. In the 20th century it was later dismantled as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia and rebuilt in the center of Madrid , Spain , in Parque de la Montaña, Madrid, a square located Calle de ...
Pages in category "Egyptian temples" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of ancient Egyptian sites, throughout Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and ...
Ancient graffiti, for instance, often mention the names and titles of priests who worked in the temple, and modern travelers often inscribed their names in temples that they visited. [144] Graffiti left by priests and pilgrims at Philae include the last ancient hieroglyphic text , inscribed in AD 394, and the last one in Demotic script, from AD ...
The Dendera Temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: Iunet or Tantere; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra; also spelled Denderah [1]) is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes of ancient Egypt.
This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. [1] [2] The list does not include modern or pre-modern pseudo-Egyptian obelisks, such as the numerous Egyptian-style obelisks commissioned by Roman Emperors. The list also excludes approximately 40 known obelisk fragments, catalogued by Hiroyuki Nagase and Shoji Okamoto. [4]
Modern name (ancient name) Site Base length (m) Height (m) Volume (m 3) Inclination ° Notes [clarification needed] Location Image 3rd. 2686–2613 BC Djoser: Pyramid of Djoser: Saqqara: 121×109 60 330,400 [1: 3rd Sekhemkhet: Buried Pyramid: Saqqara 120 7 33,600
Ancient Egyptian temples were aligned with astronomically significant events, such as solstices and equinoxes, requiring precise measurements at the moment of the particular event. Measurements at the most significant temples may have been ceremonially undertaken by the Pharaoh himself.