Monday, November 28, 2016

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 .

Saturday, November 26, 2016

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 .

Thursday, November 24, 2016

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,