The Hypostyle hall of the temple of Amen-Re at Karnak‚ Egypt was built during the Ramesside period. The hall was begun by Sety I and completed by the Ramesses II. It is one of the greatest architectural marvels at Karnak. The dimensions of the hypostyle hall are 338 feet in width and a depth of 170 feet. The hall is more than a third of the area of the St. Peter’s in Rome‚ at 56‚000 square feet. The design of a hypostyle hall allows for the construction of large spaces such as temples‚ public
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The Sumerians and the Egyptians both had great civilizations that flourished around the same time as well as the expansion of their artwork. If we were to compare their work‚ it may be difficult to tell them apart. But if we were to look deeper into the meanings and techniques used we can certainly start to see some distinct similarities and differences forming. The Egyptians were known for creating large monuments such as the Great Spinx and the Temple of Ramses II. These massive sculptural
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when it was sealed. 2The keeper of the archive of Carter’s excavation explained why finding the entire‚ untouched tomb was important. He said‚ “We can study how these objects were made‚ the materials and techniques that were used. . . . There is a great difference between looking at a representation of a chair on the wall of a tomb or a temple and being able to study that particular object in reality.” 3The
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the site of the Primeval Mound. The sanctuary was the place where the god of the temple became manifest‚ as the creator first became manifest on the Mound. Me: As you know‚ my vocabulary directed towards Egyptians and religion isn’t actually that great. Could you tell me what a manifest is? Aruk: Oh‚ manifest? A manifest is ____________ (to be continued) Me: Oh.
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In order for an idea or an object to be a classified as great discovery‚ it needs to have a resounding impact on millions of lives. Housed on the ground floor of the British Museum‚ usually surrounded by a crowd of people‚ is the greatest discovery of all time‚ the Rosetta Stone. In 1799‚ when Napoleon’s army was dismantling a wall in Rashid‚ Egypt‚ they discovered the Rosetta Stone. It was chiseled with inscriptions in two different languages‚ Egyptian and Greek‚ using three scripts‚ hieroglyphs
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The Washington Monument has many magnificent physical features. Like how it is the tallest freestanding structure in the United States of America. Standing at 515 feet tall! It is located in between 15th and 17th presidential street. It was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. There is also an elevator that lets you go up to the top on the inside‚ but you can’t go on the outside of the Washington Monument. The reason that they did that was so that people could see the cracks from the earthquake
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St. Mary’s Basilica One of the most recognizable and the biggest churches in Poland. It was built in 14th century in the Gothic style has two towers. The bigger one is 82meters high and the smaller is 69 meter. Inside the church visitors can admire the famous alter made by Wit Stwosz. This is the biggest gothic alter in Europe which measure 11 x 13 meters. Main Market Square Main Market Square in Cracow is perfectly square (200 x 200 meters). This is the crossroads of 11 streets. In the past
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Ramesses II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt from 1279 B.C.E‚ to 1213 B.C.E. That was 66 Years! Ramesses was born in 1303 B.C.E‚ but sadly died in 1213 B.C.E. Since Ramesses II parent’s lived in the Nile Delta‚ he built a vast city which served as a base for campaigns in Asia. This city was called “Pi-Ramesse”‚ which means “House of Ramesses”. Ramesses II had lots of family member. His dad was Seti I‚ who was also a pharaoh‚ who ruled from 1290 B.C.E to 1279 B.C.E (11
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Machu Picchu is an absoultely stunning travel destination. Why? The stonework is some of the finest. The location was once a mystery and what it used to be is exhilarating. And last‚ there is just such beautiful artwork. One of the the amazing things is that the stoneworks at Machu Picchu is in the finest quality. In the article The Stones of Machu Picchu‚ Duane Damon states‚ "...walls of white granite ashlars [stone building blocks] carefully cut and exquisilely bitted together" (Damon). What
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Located in Southeastern Turkey‚ about 15 km from Sanliurfa‚ an ancient city which was also referred to as "City of the prophets‚" is Gobekli Tepe‚ the oldest man-made temple founded today (2). It dates back to 10‚000 BCE‚ and was discovered by Klaus Schmidt beginning with his excavations in 1995 with his team from the German Archeological Institute. The time period of Gobekli Tepe was put under category of the Pre-pottery Neolithic A Period‚ dating from 9600-7300 BCE (1). Schmidt explains
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