Open index page


Open interactive map of Egypt

CONTENT


INDEX

INTRODUCTION

more on
DENDERA


Intro

Court

Exterior of temple

Columns and ceiling

Dark interior

Roof with sanctuaries

Cleopatra's chubby face

Sacred lake

Roman Birth House

Sanatorium

Iseum

Practicalities

BASICS
Getting there

Visas & passports

Eating & sleeping

Getting around

Climate

Health

Safety

Costs & currencies

Shopping

Don't forget to bring...

Short facts

SEARCH


Case sensitive

GENERAL
Contact us

About LookLex

Join us

Use of photos/ articles/ maps

Privacy
WEB SITES


Encyclopaedia

Learn Arabic


DENDERA:
Roof with sanctuaries


Dendera, Egypt

There is one open passage to the roof, with a corridor of wall carvings in excellent quality. On the top of the roof, sanctuaries were used for very specific and generally daily services. Rooftop sanctuaries was a common feature with Egyptian temples, but at Dendera they have survived.
The sanctuary not on the picture below contains fine illustrations of Osiris' journey into the netherworld. If you want to see the decorations from the one on the picture, you will have to go to Louvre, Paris, EU, and search for the Dendera Zodiac ceiling.

Dendera, Egypt

<< PREVIOUS NEXT >>

© Copyright 1996-2008 LookLex Ltd. All rights reserved
By: Tore Kjeilen