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Abydos Tomb One, structural and pyramidal, is represented by many examples at Abydos, the most venerated of all the burial grounds of Egypt. All of these are built of brick, and are of moderate size and little ar... |
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Alexandria, Pharos Island Lighthouse Alexandria, Pharos Island Lighthouse... |
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Androsphinx "Androsphinx of Thothmes III."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Architrave 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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Beni-Hassan Tomb Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) is a village in Middle Egypt about 25 km south of al Minya, on the east bank of the Nile, with remarkable catacombs that have been excavate... |
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Beni-Hassan Tomb Section Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) is a village in Middle Egypt about 25 km south of al Minya, on the east bank of the Nile, with remarkable catacombs that have been excavate... |
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Building Ancient Egyptian building... |
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Cairo, Mosque Mohammed Ali In Cairo, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali is located on the Mokattam Hills.... |
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Capital An illustrational of a decorative capital.... |
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Capital An illustration of a decorative capital.... |
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Capital from Karnak, A "In their private dwellings the Egyptians sometimes used graceful columns and the true arch (both of which forms the Greeks may have learned from them); but for their more important buildings they pre... |
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Capital in the Temple at Denderah In some temples the pillars have, in lieu of capital, the face of a goddess, probably of Isis, with a drooping sacerdotal hood, and supporting a temple on the head. This face is repeated on four sides... |
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Capital in the Temple at Edfu The capitals of the columns display an immense variety. The most beautiful have a crater-like form, and appear like the projecting bell of a flower, with leaves standing out from the surface (here). I... |
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Capital in the Temple at Edfu The capitals of the columns display an immense variety. The most beautiful have a crater-like form, and appear like the projecting bell of a flower, with leaves standing out from the surface. In other... |
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Capital Ornament in the Temple at Edfu At the lower part of the capital there frequently occurs an ornament of diminishing triangles, resembling the sheath from which the stalk of a plant springs (here). The same ornament often occurs at ... |
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Capital Types Figures a and b show the bell-shaped (campaniform) capital. Figure c is a palmiform capital.... |
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Capital with Palm A capital with palm decoration.... |
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Capital with Papyrus A bell capital with papyrus decoration.... |
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Capital, Floral Ptolemaic floral capital from Philae.... |
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Capital, Lotus Lobed lotus capital from the Theban Oasis.... |
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Capital, Lotus A decorative capital with lotus engraved.... |
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Capital, Palm Palm capital from the Temple of Edfu.... |
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Citadel, Cairo Gateway of the Citadel, Cairo... |
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Colossal Statue on a Pier at the Luxor Temple, Front View Instead of columns, square piers are not infrequently introduced in the tombs. In structural buildings they only occur in connection with colossal statues; in which case the pier supports the roof, an... |
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Colossal Statue on a Pier at the Luxor Temple, Profile Instead of columns, square piers are not infrequently introduced in the tombs. In structural buildings they only occur in connection with colossal statues; in which case the pier supports the roof, an... |
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