For those who are passionate about Egyptian civilization.. Learn about the 10 most famous temples in Egypt

Written By إسماعيل قاسمي on 2016/11/27

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - The first Egyptian temples were built around the middle of the third millennium BC in the form of reed huts, and the last of them was built on the island of Philae, which ceased to be used in the sixth century AD.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> If you like learning more about the ancient Egyptian civilization, we invite you to visit these famous temples in <a href="http://eg.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-10-%D8%A3%D... :</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://ae.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%83... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite the poorly preserved ruins and the presence of some of the most attractive monuments of Karnak, this temple is the largest ancient religious building in the world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Abu Simbel Temple</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> They are actually two temples built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses the Great in the 13th century BC as the last strongholds he built for himself and Queen Nefertiti.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Luxor temple</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is located on the west bank of the Nile River in the ancient city of Thebes, and it was established before 1400 BC, and today it is the first tourist destination in Upper Egypt, and most of the river cruise trips pass from there.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Hatshepsut Temple</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Funerary temple of Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt between about 1479 and 1458 BC, and is located on the west bank of the Nile River. It is a colonnaded structure designed and executed by the royal architect Senemut.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Temple of Seti I</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is a funerary temple for Pharaoh Seti I, located on the west bank of the Nile River in Abydos. It was built at the end of Seti&#39;s reign and was completed during the reign of his son, Ramesses the Great, after his death in 1279 BC.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Edfu Temple</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is also called the Temple of Horus and is located in the city of Edfu. It is considered the second largest ancient Egyptian temple in terms of size after the Karnak Temple. It took about 180 years to build.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Temples of Elephantine Island</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The island was a center for the worship of the goddess Isis, and the first temple was built there during the era of the Thirtieth Pharaonic Dynasty, and temples continued to be built over three centuries of Greco-Roman rule.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Among the most famous temples are the Colossi of Memnon in Western Thebes, which are all that remain of the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the Temple of Kom Ombo, which was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI and is located in Aswan Governorate, and the Temple of Ramesses III in the ancient city of Habu.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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