Ancient Egypt Architecture

Architecture in Ancient Egypt

Main type of buildings

Temples

Tombs

Temples

• Temples were the main religious buildings in Egypt. They were dedicated to honour the gods.

• Priest and pharaohs made different rituals there: they made offerings, held religious festivals and protected against evil forces.

• People came in through the main door, surrounded by sphynxes. Then, they went through a courtyard and more rooms. At the end of the corridor, a god's statue was found.

Egyptian temples had colour! Now, it has vanished.

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Main temples in Ancient Egypt

ABU SIMBEL

KARNAK

LUXOR

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Tombs

Pyramids

Mastabas

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Pyramids

• Pyramids were the evolution of mastabas.

• Pharaohs were buried inside the pyramids together with their most valuable belongings.

• Fake rooms, complex laberynths and traps were built to prevent people steal from them.

• Lots of pyramids are still standing nowadays.

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Mastabas

• They were rectangular buildings made of sun-dried bricks.
• Mastabas were buildings to bury noblemen and other important people.

• Their main goal was to make people go with the pharaohs to the afterlife.

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