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Plan of the northern section of Kahun, built during the reign of Senwosret II near modern el-Lahun. Includes: western quarter for workers; eastern quarter; officials' residences; Senwosret II's residence.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Gods; Architectural elements; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Ceremonial rooms; Halls; Columns; Courtyards; Lakes & ponds; Bodies of water; Pylons...
Includes: hypostyle hall; standing obelisk; sanctuary; [6] courts; festival temple of Tuthmose III; scarab; sacred lake; sed festival temple of Amenhotep III; Temple of Khonsu; [2] avenues of ram-headed sphinxes; avenue of human-headed sphinxes;...
With the Middle Kingdom mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at left; "If the most impressive monuments of the Old Kingdom are its pyramids, those of the New Kingdom are its grandiose temples, often built to honor pharaohs and queens, as well as...
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On East Bank of Nile: Luxor: Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu; Karnak: Great Temple of Amun, Precinct of Amun, site of Temple of Amenhotep IV, Precinct of Mut. On West Bank of Nile: Deir el-Bahri: West Valley, East Valley, Western Thebes, Qurnet Murai:...
Valley of the Queens, near Deir el-Bahri [Egypt], Getty Conservation Institute conservator S. Rickerby at work [restoring the tomb] in Chamber K. From the "Restoring the Tomb of Nefertari" section of the "Art of Ancient Egypt"...
