Egyptian architecture

Ancient Egyptian Architecture The Egyptians have survived for thousands of years, and are considered to be the hallmark of human civilization. They are the first known culture to have a stable society for such a long period of time. The reason their society was so stable is because they all believed in the same thing, which was that the gods were the first priority and that their pharaoh was a man who ascended to the level of a god. Another reason that the Egyptians survived for so long was because their architectural prowess was unmatched for thousands of year by any other civilization. Not only do buildings and statues show us how great the Egyptian kingdom was, but it also gives us and enormous amount of insight into their culture and what they valued; and what they valued above all, and what drove them to build such monumental feats of architectural achievement was the afterlife. The afterlife was the sole reason many of Egypt’s greatest building were made, such as the early Mastabas, the Pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and much more. In Egyptian culture the gods were closely tied in with the afterlife as they decided whether or not you would pass through to the other side, so fittingly the Egyptians also build huge temples to honor their gods. All Egyptians architecture was created with a purpose, whether it be to please the gods or their kings. The Egyptians were also very avid sculptors they sculpted life size representations of their nobility and kings in their prime. Studying these sculptures and their architectural achievement can give the modern world amazing amounts of insight into their culture. The Egyptians were so obsessed with the afterlife that they built special tombs to insure that the dead king’s or nobleman’s body would not be tampered with. The early Mastabas were just a functional way of burying their kings and nobility in safe place that would insure their safe passage into the afterlife. They were built on the west side of the