Egyptian Architecture

nile river

heart of egypt

stones, mudbricks, reeds, palms, acacia

material for construction

hieroglyphic

system of writing

bass relief

battered walls with pictograph carving in relief

post-and-lintel system

construction techniques

mastaba

rectangular mud brick with flat roof and battered walls, from which shaft leads to the burial and offering chambers

serdab, chapel, burial chambers

3 parts of mastaba

serdab

statue of deceased located

pyramid

tombs that serves as the final resting of kings and pharaohs

step pyramid

first pyramid

cheops, chefren, mykerinus

3 pyramids of giza

cheops

largest pyramid

pylons

massive gateway

temple of amun

has great hypostyle hall columns

temple of nefertari

for worship of the goddess hathor

temple of ramesses

main temple for sun gods

thebes

capital of egypt

ptolomy I soter

founder of ptolemaic dynasty

the great library of alexandria

major scholarly institution

dinocrates

alexander personal architect

sandstone

material used for temple of edfu

temple of kom ombo

co dedicated to the crocodile sobek

temple of philae

island-based temple

temple of horus at edfu

dedicated to the falcon god horus and 2nd largest temple in egypt

temple of karnak

largest temple in egypt

temple of dendera

dedicated to goddess hathor

temple of sobek and horus

man with the head of a crocodile

sobek

nile god