Medinet Habu TEMPLE ON THE WEST SHORE LUXOR
Medinet Habu.
Located on the west bank of the Nile,
about 5km from the Ferry.
Getting there by taxi or rent bikes. (number 16 on the map of West
Bank valleys) Superb well preserved temple, beautiful pylon.
Color paint still visible, Engravings extremely deep drawings.
mposing appearance, almost military, the beautiful South Gate, called Royal Pavilion, fits between two towers and is topped by two rows of windows.
The reliefs carved on the walls of the towers still reinforce the character "warrior" of this construction, the sacrifice of prisoners, the pharaoh who present to the god Amun, captured enemies,
The temple of Ramses III is the stylistic point of view, one of the most perfect buildings that Egyptian art has left us.
After a tower 63 meters wide, decorated with scenes of war, one reaches a first court whose eastern side is a gallery supported by osiriatiques pilasters.
Located on the west bank of the Nile, about 5km from the Ferry.
Getting there by taxi or rent bikes. (number 16 on the map of West Bank valleys) Superb well preserved temple, beautiful pylon. Color paint still visible, Engravings extremely deep drawings.
The reliefs carved on the walls of the towers still reinforce the character "warrior" of this construction, the sacrifice of prisoners, the pharaoh who present to the god Amun, captured enemies,
The temple of Ramses III is the stylistic point of view, one of the most perfect buildings that Egyptian art has left us.
After a tower 63 meters wide, decorated with scenes of war, one reaches a first court whose eastern side is a gallery supported by osiriatiques pilasters.