Structures for official worship of the gods and commemoration of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt

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Interior of the temple of Esna, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Statues outside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Statues inside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Abu Simbel: two temples seen from across the Nile river. Coloured etching by A. Aglio, 1820, after G. Belzoni.

Philae, Egypt: temple buildings reflected in the Nile. Photograph by A. Beato, ca. 1870.

Egypt: court of the Medinet-Habu temple. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1874.

Egypt: the temple of Isis at Philae. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1870.

M0001946: Photograph depicting the restoration of old totem shrine from the Torres Islands / M0001946EB: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "The terrace temple of Queen Hatasu at Deir-el-Bahari"

M0001944EA: Reproduction of a photograph of the front-view of a seated statuette captioned "Imhotep as a demigod" / M0001944EB: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The temple of Imhotep, island of Philae"

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Temples - Egypt

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M0001946: Photograph depicting the restoration of old totem shrine from the Torres Islands / M0001946EB: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "The terrace temple of Queen Hatasu at Deir-el-Bahari"

Statues outside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Egypt: court of the Medinet-Habu temple. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1874.

M0001944EA: Reproduction of a photograph of the front-view of a seated statuette captioned "Imhotep as a demigod" / M0001944EB: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The temple of Imhotep, island of Philae"

Egypt: the temple of Isis at Philae. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1870.

Temples - Egypt

Images from the collections

Images referencing Temples - Egypt

Works from the collections

M0001946: Photograph depicting the restoration of old totem shrine from the Torres Islands / M0001946EB: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "The terrace temple of Queen Hatasu at Deir-el-Bahari"

Statues outside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Egypt: court of the Medinet-Habu temple. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1874.

M0001944EA: Reproduction of a photograph of the front-view of a seated statuette captioned "Imhotep as a demigod" / M0001944EB: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The temple of Imhotep, island of Philae"

Egypt: the temple of Isis at Philae. Colour lithograph by G.W. Seitz, ca. 1878, after Carl Werner, 1870.

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