Egyptian Architecture

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Egyptian Architecture
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The Temple of Abu Simbel
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The Temple of Abu Simbel

• Finished in 1224 BCE
• Intended to show Egyptian power
• Main temple (pictured) contains four statues of
  Ramses II
• Each statue about 60 feet tall

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The Temple of Abu Simbel

• Its current location is NOT its original location

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Where do you go when you die?

• Initially, buried in the sand.

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Activity

• You can do better than that Improving on the
  tomb.
• One person per table takes the handout that was
  just given to you.
• This is the foundation of a tomb. Your job is to
  draw an addition on to it.
• You have three minutes.
• After three minutes, pass it to someone else at
  the table.
• The process continues until everybody at the
  table has made an addition.
• You can add on to someone elses addition.

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Mastaba

• Sloped wall, flat roof structure meant to protect
  the dead.

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Step Pyramid

• Essentially Mastabas placed on top of one another.

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Bent Pyramid

• First attempt at a true pyramid shape.

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True Pyramid

• Most well known The Great Pyramid of Giza
• Built for Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) around 2560 BCE.
• Oldest and only survivor of the original seven
  ancient wonders of the world.
• Originally around 480 feet tall.

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Howd they get those huge rocks up to the top?

• Two theories
• A giant mud ramp was built to bring the heavier
  rocks higher.
• A spiraling mud ramp that wrapped around the
  pyramid

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The Great Sphinx of Giza

• 241 feet long, 65 feet tall
• Model of face, time it was built and who built it
  are unknown (possibly Pharaoh Khafra)
• Originally thought to be a protector of the tombs