Basic type of Egyptian temple and Mesopotamian temple
When talking about the basic type of Egyptian temple, it is all about heavy columns, walls, pylons, big courts, and the use of axis, symmetrically and made of stones or mud bricks. The organization of the plan of Egyptian temple is rectangular, symmetrical and set on the longitudinal axis approaching through courts and halls. From the rear to the entrance of the temple, each court is being bigger than the former one. Moreover, the temple mostly emphasizes the viewer with the design of its frontal approach.One of the famous Egyptian temples is the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It was built by her vizier Senenmut about 1478-1458 B.C. in the New Kingdom period and was a funerary temple, dedicated to Amun and other deities. The structure of this outstanding temple is quite different from the Old Kingdom pyramids. Compare to the columns of Step Pyramid of King Djoser, columns of the Hatshepsut t
emple is freestanding rather than set into the wall. This temple was cut into the mountain and consisted of three large courts on ascending levels towards the base of the cliffs, linked by axial ramps among long colonnades. The reason that made this Hatshepsut temple became one of the monumental Egyptian buildings was its magnificent union of architecture and nature. The ramps and colonnades of this temple successfully echo the shape of the cliff of the impressive mountain behind. Another example, which also shows the characteristic of general type of Egyptian temples, is the Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu at Luxor. This temple is dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, built by Amenhotep III about 1350 B.C. It was extended and completed more than a century later. This temple was characterized by the massive pylon in the entrance, courts, and halls. All these parts were enclosed by high walls.
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