Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The Pylon of Ramses II with The Battle of Kadesh and The end of our journey .. Part ( 11 )

The Pylon of Ramses II with The Battle of Kadesh :-
We now pass out of the Forecourt of Ramses by the western gate, and go round to the front of the great pylon .

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The Forecourt of Ramses II and other buildings in this court .. Part ( 10 )

The Forecourt or Sun Court of Ramses II :-
The Forecourt of Ramses II, which we now enter, need not dating us long . Its chief significance to us is an illustration of the degeneration of architectural conceptions and forms within the comparatively short space of a century .

Monday, September 5, 2016

Apts or Opet festival scenes at Luxor Temple .. ( Part 9 )

The reliefs on the side-walls of the Colonnade Hall of Amenhotep III are of fine work, and of especial interest, portraying, as they do, one of the great religious festivals of the Theban year .