Friday, June 4, 2010

The Temple of Medinet Habu at sunset.4.6.10


Medinet Habu is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses 111
an important New Kingdom period structure in the location of the same name on the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its intrinsic size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.    over 100 photos of the temple and columns and hieroglyph reliefs are now on
http://myegypttours.blogspot.com/


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