Egypt
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge
There are lots more posts to come, from the last couple of weeks, but I thought that that was probably enough for one day! Facade of the temple of Nefertari and Ramesses II Abu Simbel, Lake Nasser Copyright Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine,...
- Daily Photo - The Temple Of Denderah
I have a particular affection for Denderah - not only is it an absolute myriad of architectural features and wonderful art work, but it is the first temple that I ever visited in Egypt. Denderah was the first step on a long trail of journies into ancient...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Illuminating Ramesses At Abu Simbel
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070228/101685.shtmlAnother piece about how the sun shines into the inner sanctum of the main temple of Abu Simbel to light the face of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. This has become something of a spectacle, with...
- Travel: Aswan To Esna
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/640598.cmsTravel piece about the main sites around Aswan, and then Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna, which includes brief details for all sites about the nature of the deities represented there: " First stop: the...
Egypt
Daily Photo -Temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbel
The second and smaller of the two temples at Abu Simbel as that dedicated to Hathor of Ibshek and to Nefertari, the most prominent of the wives of Ramesses II. As with the large temple, the most prominent feature of the facade is Ramesses himself - of the six 33 foot tall statues, two are the king and two are Neferari herself. At their feet, reaching mid-thigh height, are some of the royal children, both princes and princesses. Inside the temple, columns in the main hall are topped with carved reliefs of the head of Hathor. Amongst the deities shown in the temple are the rarely seen Seth, and the goddesses Satet and Anuket (who were sacred to the First Cataract).
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge
There are lots more posts to come, from the last couple of weeks, but I thought that that was probably enough for one day! Facade of the temple of Nefertari and Ramesses II Abu Simbel, Lake Nasser Copyright Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine,...
- Daily Photo - The Temple Of Denderah
I have a particular affection for Denderah - not only is it an absolute myriad of architectural features and wonderful art work, but it is the first temple that I ever visited in Egypt. Denderah was the first step on a long trail of journies into ancient...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Illuminating Ramesses At Abu Simbel
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070228/101685.shtmlAnother piece about how the sun shines into the inner sanctum of the main temple of Abu Simbel to light the face of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. This has become something of a spectacle, with...
- Travel: Aswan To Esna
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/640598.cmsTravel piece about the main sites around Aswan, and then Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna, which includes brief details for all sites about the nature of the deities represented there: " First stop: the...