Showing posts with label The Ramesseum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Ramesseum. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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 .

Monday, November 7, 2016

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 .

Sunday, November 6, 2016

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 )

Notice : The illustration below the text



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 ;