Egypt
Avenue of sphinxes and lions leading to the Middle Kingdom temple of Medinet Madi. In fact, the avenue in its current form dates to the Graeco-Roman period. You can click on the photograph to see the full-sized image, if required.
- Photo For Today - The Temple Of Tod
The Temple of Tod originally had a short avenue of sphinxes that lead to a quay (shown in the previous photo). There are signs that an Old Kingdom temple may have been built here, and remains of the Middle Kingdom temple survive, with later additions...
- More Re Opening Of Medinet Maadi
Gadling Last week a new ancient site opened to the public in Egypt--a temple of the crocodile god Sobek. Medinet Madi is located in Egypt's Faiyum region, a fertile area around a lake at the end of a branch of the Nile called Bahr Yusuf ("The River...
- Medinet Madi Archaeological Park
PR-Canada.net Medinet Madi is a lovely Middle Kingdom site in the Faiyum Depression. I've posted a number of photographs of it and items about it in the past. Just type Medinet Madi into the search engine on this blog to see photographs and links....
- More Re Luxor's Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge (ancient Egypt Magazine)
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Egypt
Daily Photo: More from Medinet Madi
Avenue of sphinxes and lions leading to the Middle Kingdom temple of Medinet Madi. In fact, the avenue in its current form dates to the Graeco-Roman period. You can click on the photograph to see the full-sized image, if required.
- Photo For Today - The Temple Of Tod
The Temple of Tod originally had a short avenue of sphinxes that lead to a quay (shown in the previous photo). There are signs that an Old Kingdom temple may have been built here, and remains of the Middle Kingdom temple survive, with later additions...
- More Re Opening Of Medinet Maadi
Gadling Last week a new ancient site opened to the public in Egypt--a temple of the crocodile god Sobek. Medinet Madi is located in Egypt's Faiyum region, a fertile area around a lake at the end of a branch of the Nile called Bahr Yusuf ("The River...
- Medinet Madi Archaeological Park
PR-Canada.net Medinet Madi is a lovely Middle Kingdom site in the Faiyum Depression. I've posted a number of photographs of it and items about it in the past. Just type Medinet Madi into the search engine on this blog to see photographs and links....
- More Re Luxor's Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge (ancient Egypt Magazine)
...