Clipart illustrations of several examples of Egyptian architecture, including structures and styles commonly seen and used in Egyptian construction.
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Column
Campaniform column.... |
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Column
Lotus-bundle column from the Temple of Thomthmes III, Karnak.... |
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Column
"Columns are largely employed in the architecture of Egyptian temples. They are of various forms." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Column
"Columns are largely employed in the architecture of Egyptian temples. They are of various forms." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Column Types
Egyptian columns had shafts of three types: a) circular or cylindrical, b) clustered, c) polygonal or proto-doric. The first two tapered upward and sometimes had a slight swelling at the base (d).... |
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Column, capital of a
"Many columns have capitals representing palm leaves." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Column, Decorative
An illustration of a decorative column.... |
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Column, Hathor's
An illustration of a column with a craving of Hathor. In Egyptian mythology, Hathor (Pronounced Hah-Thor) (Egyptian for house of Horus) was originally a personification of the Milky Way, which was se... |
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Columns
Columns... |
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Columns, Types
a, campaniform; b, clustered lotus column; c, simple lotus column; d, palm column; e, Hathor-headed column.... |
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Cornice of Entablature over Doorway at the Great Temple at Philae
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are co... |
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Deir-el-Bahri
"Temple of Deir-el-Bahri, conjectural restoration by Prof. E. Brune." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Edfu Temple Plan
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo.... |
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Edfu Temple Section
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo.... |
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Egypt, Plan of the Memnonium, Thebes
Plan of the Memnonium, at Thebes.... |
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Egypt, Types of Columns of
Types of Egyptian Columns.... |
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Egyptian Floral Ornament Form
Externally the temples presented only masses of unbroken wall; but these, as well as the pylons, were covered with huge pictures of a historical character. Only in the tombs do we find painted ornamen... |
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Egyptian Temple
Sleep temples are regarded by some as an early instance of hypnosis over 4000 years ago, under the influence of Imhotep.... |
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Elevation of Platform at Pasargadæ
The workmanship of the white marble columns, and of the large squared stones which are joined without cement, shows a cultivated skill.... |
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Elliptical Arch
"Upright elliptical arch, sometimes called the egg-shaped arch, employed in Egyptian and Sassanian architecture." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Facade
"Facade of the Great Hall of Columns of the Ptolemaic temple at Edfu." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Floor Plan, Private Dwelling
An illustration of a typical floor plan in an Egyptian private dwelling.... |
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Frieze Decoration from the Temple of Esneh
They are generally of smaller dimensions in the interior, so that the walls or columns of the same chamber contain several rows of such representations. Between and over them are often found ornamente... |
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Gateway at Khorsabad
An illustration of sculptures from a gateway at Khorsabad.... |
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Gizeh Pyramid
The Great Pyramid at Gizeh... |