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Egypt > Abydos & Dendara (23 files)

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 Temple EG962148jhp Dendara temple Qena Nile Egypt entrance Coptic Basilica ruins approach to this beautiful mainly Ptolemaic and Roman structure although the site extends back into the earliest periods of Egyptian existence and it is also famous as having one of the only representations the famous Queen Cleopatra V11 with her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion.. The temple can be reached by road from Luxor and is also the destination for a popular day cruise on the River Nile from Luxor via Qena. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Dendarah, Temple, mammisi, River, Nile, west, Qena, history, landscape, upright, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, basilica, Coptic, goddess, Hathor, sistraform, face, damage, desecrated, Nut, ceiling, Ptolemaic, capitals, hall, detailed, columns, screen, elaborate, kiosk, court, sacred, lake, Osiris, Feast, mudbrick, enclosure, walls, boundary, roof, light, beautiful, holiday, travel, tourism, cruise, necropolis, city, Shabaka, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Roman, Tiberius, Nectanebo 1, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan
Dendara Temple EG962147jhp Dendara temple Nile Egyptian ancient Nectanebo Coptic Basilica ruins sunny approach to this beautiful mainly Ptolemaic and Roman structure although the site extends back into the earliest periods of Egyptian existence and it is also famous as having one of the only representations the famous Queen Cleopatra V11 with her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion.. The temple can be reached by road from Luxor and is also the destination for a popular day cruise on the River Nile from Luxor via Qena. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Dendarah, Temple, mammisi, River, Nile, west, Qena, history, landscape, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, basilica, Coptic, goddess, Hathor, sistraform, face, damage, desecrated, Nut, ceiling, Ptolemaic, capitals, hall, detailed, columns, screen, elaborate, kiosk, court, sacred, lake, Osiris, Feast, mudbrick, enclosure, walls, boundary, roof, light, beautiful, holiday, travel, tourism, cruise, necropolis, city, Shabaka, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Roman, Tiberius, Nectanebo 1, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan
Dendara Temple EG9621413jhp Dendara temple Egypt entrance hypostyle hall outer reliefs sistraform Hathor faces to this beautiful mainly Ptolemaic and Roman structure although the site extends back into the earliest periods of Egyptian existence and it is also famous as having one of the only representations the famous Queen Cleopatra V11 with her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion.. The temple can be reached by road from Luxor and is also the destination for a popular day cruise on the River Nile from Luxor via Qena. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Dendarah, Temple, mammisi, River, Nile, west, Qena, history, landscape, upright, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, basilica, Coptic, goddess, Hathor, sistraform, face, damage, desecrated, Nut, ceiling, Ptolemaic, capitals, hall, detailed, columns, screen, elaborate, kiosk, court, sacred, lake, Osiris, Feast, mudbrick, enclosure, walls, boundary, roof, light, beautiful, holiday, travel, tourism, cruise, necropolis, city, Shabaka, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Roman, Tiberius, Nectanebo 1, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan
Dendara Coptic Basilica eg962146jhp Dendara Temple basilica Coptic ancient Egypt flora columns carved Qena photo 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, floral, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration, ruins, slide, scanned
Dendara Coptic Basilica eg962145jhp Dendara Temple basilica ancient Egyptian floral columns carved Qena photograph 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scanned
Dendara fm Roman Mammisi eg985425 Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Hathor Tiberius hypostyle hall Egypt columns carved 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 view of west side of the site taken from the roof og the Nectanebo Mammisi looking over the coptic Bascilia to the main Tiberian hypostyle hall of Hathor faced columns with east gate and mudbrick enclosure walls to left. Figures in front of the temple and on the roof give an idea of the massive scale of tghe monument. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scan, highview, evening
Dendara Basilica eg98322 Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Roman Egyptian columns carved photo 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. Looking across the remains of the Coptic Basilica to the top of the Roman Mammisi. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, Roman, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scanned, afternoon
Dendara Basilica eg98321 Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Roman Egyptian columns carved photo 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. Looking across the remains of the Coptic Basilica to the top of the Roman Mammisi. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, Roman columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scanned, afternoon
Dendara Basilica eg98318 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, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, hypostyle, hall, Tiberius, evening, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration, scanned, slide, evening
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
Dendara Basilica eg98314 Dendara Temple Coptic basilica Hathor hypostyle hall afternoon west Egypt wall 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. Afternoon 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, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration, scanned, slide, afternoon, west, wall
Dendara Temple Front EG007114jhp Dendara Temple entrance front approach mammisi hypostyle Hathor faces Egyptian, 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. The photo is from the main entrance North Propylon gate into the modern site facing the impressive first hypostyle hall built by Tiberius in the 1st century AD with its columns topped by Hathor faces mainly damaged in later centuries and here viewed from ther cormer of the Nectanebo mammisi looking over the Coptic Basilica. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, mammisi, Nectanebo, foreground, basilica, Coptic, north, pro-pylon, Tiberius, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, columns, faces, sarcophagi, grnaite, lids, hypostyle, hall, scanned, slide
Dendara Temple Roof View EG962156jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Roman roof view ancient Egypt layout 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. This is a useful overview of the remains of the ruins passed on the approach into the main temple from the monumental Roman north gate the two mammisi, the Roman one in the background and the Nectanebo one foreground with the Coptic Basilica in the centre. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, north, roof, view, overview, layout, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, Roman, gate, Trajan, Domitian, entrance, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara Temple Roof View EG9621519jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Roman roof view ancient Egypt layout 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. This is a useful overview of the remains of the ruins passed on the approach into the main temple from the monumental Roman north gate the two mammisi, the Roman one in the background and the Nectanebo one foreground with the Coptic Basilica in the centre and to the very bottom left are the reamins of the sanitorium with its 11 mudbrick walled rooms. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, north, roof, view, overview, layout, mudbrick, enclosure, wall, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, Roman, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara Temple Roof View EG9621511jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Roman roof view Egyptian layout 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. This is a useful overview of the remains of the ruins passed on the appraoch into the main temple from the monumental Roman north gate the two mammisi, the Roman one in the background and the Nectanebo one foreground with the Coptic Basilica in the centre. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, Roman, columns, carved, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara Sanatorium eg075528jhp Dendara Temple ancient sanatorium mudbrick rooms Egyptian pilgrims outer photograph 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. Only recently excavated it is thought to have housed visiting pilgrims to the temple in possibly 11 brick built rooms and had evidence of a running water supply. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, santorium, pilgrims, rooms, basilica, mammisi, Nectanebo, outer, wall, mudbrick, brick, buildings, excavated
Dendara Sanatorium eg075527jhp Dendara Temple ancient sanatorium mudbrick rooms Egyptian pilgrims outer photograph 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. Only recently excavated it is thought to have housed visiting pilgrims to the temple in possibly 11 brick built rooms and had evidence of a running water supply. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, santorium, pilgrims, rooms, basilica, mammisi, Nectanebo, outer, wall, mudbrick, brick, buildings, excavated
Dendara & Mammisi eg075511jhp Dendara Temple Ptolemiac basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egypt columns carved Qena photo 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. In the backdrop is the more famous Roman Mammisi with its exquisite fine quality decorations on the outer wall. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration, Roman
Dendara & Bes eg075515jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi God Bes Egyptian columns carved chapels photograph 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, Bes, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara & Bes eg075514jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egyptian columns carved Qena photograph 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. In the background is evidence of sword or knife sharpening over the centuries. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, Bes, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara & Basilica eg075510jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egypt columns carved Qena photo 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
Dendara & Basilica eg075509jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo ancient Egyptian columns carved photograph 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.In the background is the top of the Roman Mammisi with it very beautiful and fine quality reliefs on the outer wall. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration, Roman
Dendara & Basilica eg075508jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egyptian columns carved Qena photograph 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration

Egypt > Minya, Amarna & Ashmunayn (14 files)

Photographs in this gallery cover the main sites of Amarna, its North Palace, Aten and Small Temple, Bani Hasan Rock cut chapels, Tuna el-Gebel with the Catacombs with baboon and ibis mummies, Stela of Akhenaten on the north boundary, Petosiris Tomb-Chapel, Chapels of Ptoemais and Isadora, Roman Water Wheel Well and Temple of Thoth and el Ashmunein with an Open Air Museum with huge granite statues of Baboons and nearby a Temple to Thoth with a later Christian Basilica all located along the River Nile between Cairo and Luxor accessed from the nearby university city of Minya
El Ashmunein Basilica Crypt 6210EG07JHP Egypt Minya El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Crypt Brick built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing, here viewed from the nave and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica Crypt 6209EG07JHP El Ashmunein Underground Crypts Altar Roman Christian Basilica Minya Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica Capital 6212EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Broken Column Capital Roman Carved Stonework Christian Basilica built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6214EG07JHP Egyptian El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Grass Overgrown built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, rushes, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6213EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Roman Christian Basilica Minya Egypt Floral Capitals Columns Grass built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6211EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columned Hall Crypt Minya Egypt Photo built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing, here viewed from the nave and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6204EG07JHP Egyptian al Ashmunayn Flora Capital Carved Stone Detail Overgrown Broken set in the remains of a Roman period Christian Basilica built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, landscape, capital, floral, carved, carving, stonework, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, columns, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6203EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Ptolemaic Reused Columns Minya Egypt Photograph built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6202EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Fallen Capital Foreground Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6195EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Minya Columns Egyptian Roman Christian Basilica Lying built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6192EG07JHP Egypt El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Ptolemaic Reuse Capitals built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6190EG07JHP El Ashmunein Egyptian Roman Christian Basilica Broken Discarded Ruin Overgrown Minya Site built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica & Quern 6232EG07JHP Broken Quern Foreground Roman Christian Basilica Columns Perspective Minya Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, red granite, quern, broken, foreground, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica & Quern 6230EG07JHP Ancient Egyptian al Ashmunayn Broken Quern Roman Christian Basilica Ptolemaic Temple built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, red granite, quern, grinding, floor, broken, bowl, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny

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