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Eternal Egypt: Karnak Temple
The site of the Karnak Temples is an open natural museum of Ancient Egyptian history. It contains a mixture of the different architectural styles built by the kings who ruled the country from the Twelfth Dynasty until the Greco-Roman times.
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Eternal Egypt: Luxor Temple
The Luxor Temple, called "Ipet resyt", was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun-Re, his wife Mut, and his son Khonsu.
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Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
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3 D Mekanlar: Sites in 3 D: The Pyramids
Take a virtual tour of the Egyptian pyramids. There are thirty-one tours in all. Instructions on how to navigate through the tours are given below, and the set can also be downloaded to your computer for easier viewing.
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Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Virtual Gallery
Explore this PBS Virtual Gallery of Egyptian art and architecture of the New Kingdom. Just click on the gallery, then click on the picture to get more information.
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Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
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Bluffton University: Thebes, Egypt: Colossi of Memnon
Beautiful photographs of the Colossi of Memnon and other statues near the Colossi. Brief commentary accompanies each photo. Hyperlinks to photos of other Egyptian monuments.
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Bluffton University: Deir El Medina, Egypt: The Workers' Village and Necropolis
Beautiful photographs of the craftmen's village of Deir el-Medina and the tombs they built for themselves while working on the pharaohs' temples in the Valley of the Kings.
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Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Tiy
Read about the powerful Queen Tiy, wife of Amenhotep III and mother of Akenhaten. Her role as a strong leader was extraordinary in Egyptian times. Be sure to watch the video too. Requires RealPlayer.
New York Times
New York Times: Gateway to Antiquity: Archaeological Renovation at Abydos, Egypt
The New York Times presents a slidshow with audio description featuring a description of Abydos in Egypt.
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Amigos De La Egiptologia: Historia
This resource focuses on some of the many prominent personalities who lived in ancient Egypt. View the history of pharaohs, kings, and kingdoms.
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Facts About Ancient Egypt's Hieroglyphic Writing
The script found on the insides of ancient Egyptian temples, monuments and tombs represents a complex remnant of history. Next to the pyramids, the Sphinx and mummies, one of the most intriguing discoveries from ancient Egyptian...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Front of Temple of Isis at Philae
This temple is at the southern end of the Great Temple in Philae. The temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Isis.
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Eternal Egypt: Temple of Sobek
The temple of Sobek is preceded by two lions and it consists of three gateways leading to the shrine of the god Pnepheros. The shrine is also divided into three parts, which still show remains of decorations in the Egyptian style.
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Column From the Temple of Denderah, With Hathor Masks, Time of Cesar
Column located in the Temple of Denderah, with masks of Hathor, an Egyptian sky goddess of love and joy, adorning the top.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Cross Section of the Temple of Khonsu
Located with the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt, the Temple of Khonsu is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III, on the site of an earlier temple. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Temple of Karnak
Karnak is a village in Egypt built on the site of Thebes, on the bank of the Nile, and renowned for its magnificent architectural antiquities. The principal one of these is the Great Temple, 1,200 feet long and 330 feet wide. In this are...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Back View of the Temple of Philae
The serious, solemn, and awe-inspiring efect which the general arrangement of the temple produces is maintained by the smaller details, while the slanting form of the outer walls gives the temple an appearance of solidity and isolation....
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Entrance of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel
Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rock Temple at Abu Simbel
The temple, built by Ramses II on the steep face of a cliff overlooking the Nile, has a facade containing four enthroned colossi of the Pharaoh. These gigantic statues, each about 65 feet high, are cut out of the solid rock. The interior...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Temple of the Sun at Karnak
A considerable part of the land -- perhaps one third -- belonged to temples, in order that the temple worship might be kept up. - West, 1904
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Etc: Plan of the Temple of Chons, 2134 1999 Bc
This is a plan of the Temple of Chons (Khonsu) in Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian-style architecture. Scale in feet.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Alexander at the Temple of Amun
An image depicting Alexander visiting the Temple of Amun.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pylon of the Temple of Edfu
Exterior of the Pylon of the Temple of Edfu.