Image Dendara Zodiac Ceiling 5568EG07JHP by Jim Henderson

 
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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 Zodiac Ceiling 5568EG07JHP Dendara Temple Zodiac signs ceiling chapel ancient Egypt replica Goddess Hathor, 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 of the famous although replica zodiac ceiling, the original being in Paris, in the eastern side of The Chapels of Osiris on the roof of the temple which also gives wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, roof, eastern, chapel, Osiris, zodiac, ceiling, replica, Khoik, replica, Louvre
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Zodiac Ceiling 5568EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 13:29:57
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Dendara Temple Zodiac signs ceiling chapel ancient Egypt replica Goddess

Hathor, 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 of the famous although replica zodiac ceiling, the original being in Paris, in the eastern side of The Chapels of Osiris on the roof of the temple which also gives wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, roof, eastern, chapel, Osiris, zodiac, ceiling, replica, Khoik, replica, Louvre