The Hypostyle Halls of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 6 )

The First Hypostyle Hall :

We now enter the First Hypostyle Hall, whose extraordinary appearance is due to the fact that part of the Coptic village of the place was built above it .

The Second Court of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 5 )

We now approach the Second Court by an inclined pathway which leads through the granite gateway of the second pylon .

The First Pylon and The First Court of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 4 )

Leaving the pavilion, and the other temples to right and left, we pass straight across the court to where the great pylon still rises to an impressive height, though its upper portion, with the overhanging cornice, has vanished .

The Great Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Historical and architecture Notes .. Part ( 3 )

Before us there now lies the Great Temple of Ramses III, which, alone of the great temples of the New Empire, the native period of Egypt's glory, survives in a state of reasonable preservation .

The Mortuary Temple Of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Entrance ( Migdol Gateway ) and The Outer Forecourt .. Part ( 2 )

This is, of course, the supreme object of interest at Medinet Habu, and to it most of our attention must be devoted . In approaching it, however, we have first to pass the pavilion of Ramses III,

The Mortuary Temples at Medinet Habu .. Historical notes .. Part ( 1 )

About three-quarters of a mile from the Memnon colossi lies the southernmost group of the long line of mortuary temples which extends along the whole eastern face of the Theban necropolis .

The First and Second Small Hypostyle Hall & Other Buildings at Ramesseum .. Part ( 5 ) .. The last part

We next come to the Small Hypostyle Hall, whose roof, in good condition, is supported by eight papyrus-bud columns . It is decorated with astronomical figures, and representations of the king before the gods .

The Second Court & The Great Hypostyle Hall at Ramesseum .. Part ( 4 )

The Second Court, which we now enter, though badly ruined, is in better condition than the First . On the north and south sides it had a double row of columns,

The First Court & Osymandias ( Ozymandias ) at Ramesseum .. Part ( 3 )

The First Court is a complete ruin .

The Great Eastern Pylon and The Battle Of Kadesh in The Ramesseum .. ( Part 2 )

The great eastern pylon which formed the entrance to the First Court is now a ruin ; but it was originally 220 feet across the front of its twin towers .

The Mortuary Temple of Ramses II, known as The Ramesseum ( Location & Historical Notes ) .. Part ( 1 )

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Location

This great temple, though unfortunately largely ruined, is of such importance as to deserve a visit to itself, in which case it is most easily approached by the pathway which leads across the cultivation from the Memnon colossi and the landing-place on the west bank of the Nile ;