Egyptian temple
Ancient Nile sanctuary
Egyptian temple refers to the monumental religious structures of ancient Egypt, built as dwelling places for gods and sites for ritual worship.
These stone complexes featured massive pylons, columned halls, and inner sanctuaries where priests performed daily rites.
The term appears in archaeological and historical contexts: The Egyptian temple at Karnak took centuries to complete.
By extension, any building evoking that architectural style: The museum entrance was designed to look like an Egyptian temple.
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- NileAfrica's longest river
- Valley of the KingsEgyptian pharaonic burial ground
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- obeliskTapering stone monument
columns · sanctuary · inner sanctum · priestess · incense · lotus · papyrus · stone carvings · sphinx · ritual · offerings · gods · sun god · Karnak · Luxor · Abu Simbel · pylon · sacred
- Templesmandir, pagoda, joss house, Parthenon, Pantheon
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- post-and-lintellintel, post, beam, post-and-lintel, architrave
Egyptian templeGothic cathedral
Medieval European sacred architecture
mosque · synagogue · Christian church · Greek temple · Roman temple
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