Detail from the Temple of Ramses III. You start facing north toward the Great Court, with the statue of Ramses II in view through the door. On the inside face of the pylon ahead of you are scenes ...
From his military achievements to his love life, discover 10 facts about Ramesses the Great, one of Egypt’s most celebrated ...
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. 19th-early 20th CE Orientalism: Photogra... 19th-early 20th CE Orientalism: Photographs of Egypt, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Temple of ...
Archaeologists Stumble on a Famous Mortuary Temple Built by a Woman Who Ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh Recent excavations at Queen ...
Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries in the area around Deir al-Bahari (also spelled ...
How did Ramses III help the economy? His building program for homes and buildings, law and order consolidation, and tree planting program made him a well-known figure. Many of his most important ...
The Colossi of Memnon, a pair of statues each depicting the seated Amenhotep III (r. ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), once stood at the first pylon, or gateway, of the pharaoh’s enormous mortuary temple ...