Temple of Hathor, Dendara

Facade of the Temple of Dendara, with Hathor-headed columns
Facade of the Temple of Dendara, with Hathor-headed columns

The temple here, while it looks like those at Karnak and Luxor, is a much later building. The Romans an the Ptolemies built this enormous temple between 125 BCE and CE 60. Earlier temples on the site include one build by Pepi I in the 6th Dynasty, and a serie sof Greco-Roman chapels and buildings that were a populate pigrimage spot.

Along the broad facade of the main temple
Along the broad facade of the main temple

The temple is dedicated to Hathor, and built to mimic the earlier pharoanic temples. It is the bets preserved temple that we saw, including a nearly complete roof that give the whole place a completely different feel than the open ruined temples we’ve been seeing

the damaged, but still colorful ceiling of the temple
the damaged, but still colorful ceiling of the temple

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