Image Dendara Sanatorium eg075527jhp by Jim Henderson

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Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Dendara Sanatorium eg075527jhp Dendara Temple ancient sanatorium mudbrick rooms Egyptian pilgrims outer photograph located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Only recently excavated it is thought to have housed visiting pilgrims to the temple in possibly 11 brick built rooms and had evidence of a running water supply. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, santorium, pilgrims, rooms, basilica, mammisi, Nectanebo, outer, wall, mudbrick, brick, buildings, excavated
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Sanatorium eg075527jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 13:11:02
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Dendara Temple ancient sanatorium mudbrick rooms Egyptian pilgrims outer photograph

located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Only recently excavated it is thought to have housed visiting pilgrims to the temple in possibly 11 brick built rooms and had evidence of a running water supply.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, santorium, pilgrims, rooms, basilica, mammisi, Nectanebo, outer, wall, mudbrick, brick, buildings, excavated