Arch 350: Architecture of the Ancient World
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Amarna Temple/Tomb of Mentuhotep II Temple of Hatshepsut
Karnak Deir-el-Bahiri
Abu Simbel
Valley of the Kings Temple of Amun, Karnak
Tell-el-Amarna Temple of Ramesses II 3000 2000 1000 500 0 500 Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Defeat of Cleopatra 3200-2158 (1-8) 2134-1786 (11-13) 1570-1085 (18-20) 31 bce
Giza Memphis
Amarna
Thebes
1st cataract (Aswan)
Nubia
Kush Valley of Kings Deir-el-Bahiri Thebes Valley of Kings
Deir-el-Bahiri
Temple of Amun
Valley of Kings Deir-el-Bahiri Thebes Temples: Mentuhotep II (2010), Thutmosis III (1425), Hatshepsut (1458) Mortuary temple Causeway Valley temple
Mortuary temple
Tomb (tunneled under the cliff)
Temple of Mentuhotep II, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 2010 bce) Temple of Mentuhotep II, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 2010 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut (first court), Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut (Anubus Shrine), Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut (Hathor Temple), Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut (sanctuary), Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahiri (ca. 1458 bce) Tombs and temples, Deir-el-Bahiri and Karnak sons of Tutankhamen Ramesses II
Tuthmosis 1, Hatshepsut
Valley of the Kings (ca. 1539 – 1075 bce) to Dier-el-Bahiri
Valley of the Kings, KV 20, Tuthmosis I, Hatshepsut (ca. 1450 bce) Valley of the Kings, KV 62, Tutankhamen (ca. 1323 bce) Valley of the Kings, KV 62, Tutankhamen, (ca. 1323 bce) Valley of the Kings, KV 62, Tutankhamen, (ca. 1323 bce) Valley of the Kings, KV 62, Tutankhamen, (ca. 1323 bce) Valley of the Kings, KV5 (Sons of Ramesses II) Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahiri
Medinet Habu Temple of Amun, Karnak
Temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor Temple of Amun, Karnak (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) sanctuary
hypostyle hall peristyle court pylon
Temple of Amun, Karnak ,(temple Temple ofof KhonsKhonsu) (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak, first Pylon (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak, ram-headed sphinxes (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak, lotus blossom columns (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak, hypostyle hall (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak, obelisks (ca. 1550 – 370 bce) Temple of Amun, Karnak
Temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor Temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor (ca. 1400 bce) Temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor (ca. 1400 bce) Temple of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor (ca. 1400 bce) Amarna
Valley of Kings Deir-el-Bahiri Thebes Tell-el-Amarna (Akhenaten, Nefertiti) 1350 bce
Tell-el-Amarna (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, worker housing (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, palace (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, central area (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, Great Temple of Aten (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, Great Temple of Aten (ca. 1350 bce) Tell-el-Amarna, Great Temple of Aten (ca. 1350 bce) Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel (ca. 1244 bce) Ptah Amun Ramesses Re
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel (ca. 1244 bce)