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Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Dendara Basilica eg98317 Dendara Temple Coptic basilica Hathor hypostyle hall evening Egyptian columns located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Evening light catches the rear of the main temple Tiberian facade of the Hathor hypostyle taken from the remains of the Coptic Basilica. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, Ptolemaic, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, hypostyle, hall, Tiberius, evening, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Basilica eg98317
Upload Date: 2007-11-30 22:58:15
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Dendara Temple Coptic basilica Hathor hypostyle hall evening Egyptian columns

located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Evening light catches the rear of the main temple Tiberian facade of the Hathor hypostyle taken from the remains of the Coptic Basilica.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, Ptolemaic, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, hypostyle, hall, Tiberius, evening, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration