Ancient Egyptian temples & shrines

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nobody@flickr.com (Lenka P) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:45:10 -0700

Lenka P posted a reply:

Great to have you on board, Isabelle, sounds like you are hooked...like the rest of us. Enjoy! And thank you for your photos, they are wonderful!

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nobody@flickr.com (Modes perdues et oubliées) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:08:14 -0700

Modes perdues et oubliées posted a reply:

thank you for the threads.....so much to lean !!!

Reply to What is your favourite ancient Egyptian temple and why?

nobody@flickr.com (Modes perdues et oubliées) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:07:20 -0700

Modes perdues et oubliées posted a reply:

I have not visited all of the temple, of cource...
But two comes immediatly to my mind, the pearl of egyptia, Philae, and the marvelous mysterious Abou Simbel temples......

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nobody@flickr.com (Modes perdues et oubliées) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:03:54 -0700

Modes perdues et oubliées posted a reply:

Bonjour, I'm Isabelle, from France, in the border of Germany. what I love best is taking pictures.I was I nterested in Egyptia's when I was a teenager, and then forget it.....
Three weeks ago, I went to a trip in Egyptia with my family, and , waohhhh, it was a blast !!! I think I have not come back from there entirely, a little bit of me stays up there (somewhere in the Philae stones I think).
Since I'm back I buy all the books i can find speaking about egyptia, old and new (i'm in love with Cairo too)....i want' to learn learn lean.
I have begun a french/english blog of my travel (very naive because i'm not a specialist fo Egyptia), but FULL of my pictures which speak better than words.
You can fin the thread on all of my flick'r pics if you are curious.
Can't wait to discover all you great pictures of egyptia...........
Thanks to Lenka for inviting my pics !!!!!!

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nobody@flickr.com (Modes perdues et oubliées) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:53:59 -0700

Modes perdues et oubliées posted a reply:

So sorry it does not work........

Virtual reconstruction of the temple of horus

nobody@flickr.com (joe.rigby) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:57:44 -0700

joe.rigby posted a new topic:

You can experience the Temple of Horus, explore and marvel at this virtual reconstruction at www.wa692.avayalive.com
Here is a screenshot;
www.flickr.com/photos/23841806@N06/5793377606/in/pool-361...

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nobody@flickr.com (mehughes) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:34:42 -0800

mehughes posted a reply:

Hi, I'm Mary Hughes. I've been fascinated by the ancient Egyptian culture since my youth. Studied Egyptian art and briefly hieroglyphs in college. Many years ago went to the King Tut exhibit at the Met in NYC. Toured Egypt last month and visited several of the temples.

Reply to What is your favourite ancient Egyptian temple and why?

nobody@flickr.com (WilliamSitu) — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:43:26 -0700

WilliamSitu posted a reply:

My favorite temples are the Temple of Seti at Abydos, and the Temple of Hathor in Dendera. The Temple of Seti contains some of the best preserved bas-relief carvings on the walls, and the seven shrines are dedicated to different deities. Furthermore, the Oseirion next to the Temple is a breathtaking sight and you can see the Flower of Life pattern carved on one of the blocks.

The Temple of Hathor contains beautiful carvings on the exterior walls of the temple complex and a beautifully painted roof in the Astronomical Ceiling. Also there are two special sections in the temple. There is a crypt down in the basement where you can find mysterious reliefs and images including the famed Dendera lights. On the rooftop there is a small room housing the Dendera zodiac on the ceiling that shows the different constellations.

These are my two favorite Temples for the diversity in carvings and artwork, and good preservation of them. Take a look at my galleries for some photos =).

Reply to What is your favourite ancient Egyptian temple and why?

nobody@flickr.com (Fatih Çam) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:28:30 -0800

Fatih Çam posted a reply:

that's something i've forgotten to say. the most exciting part of being in the temple of Isis -originally located on the island of Philae- was being aware of the fact that it was the point where the ancient Egypt fell down...

till the 6th century, people continued to pray in this temple, and it was the last place in which people worshiped to Amun and Horus... this is the most important thing about that temple.

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nobody@flickr.com (Su55) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:34:05 -0800

Su55 posted a reply:

Fatih, I agree with you that the temple of Isis (I assume you mean Philae) has a very feminine character. It was the last ancient Egyptian temple to be in use and even though it was moved from its original island it retains a special magic. The setting alone is so beautiful it always takes my breath away.