Royal Palace of the Temple of Ramesses II Discovered in Abydos, Egypt | Ancient Architects
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have announced the discovery of new architectural features in the temple of Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great in Abydos, one of Ancient Egypt’s most important cities.
New York University’s Archaeological Mission in Egypt unearthed a royal hall or palace annexed to the temple, meaning the plan of the temple will now change for the first time in more than 160 years since the temple’s discovery. The experts say it will undoubtedly help with our understanding of the development of temple palaces during the 19th dynasty of Egyptian history.
The archaeologists also found a second room, which included the base of a sandstone column as well as sandstone steps bearing the name of Ramesses II. Head of the archaeological mission, Sameh Eskandar, said that it is the first time for a team to discover foundation stones bearing the name of the King, Ramesses II.
The cartouches appear on all four cornerstones of the temple, showing Ramses II’s birth and throne names painted in a golden colour. They are surmounted with double feathers with a sun disk in between, and beneath them a decorative gold sign. This is a very rare archaeological discovery. Watch the video to learn more.
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Colossal Head of Ramses II from Abydos Egypt (1290-1224 BCE)
Head of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II, Abydos, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), Limestone (restored), Penn Museum Object 69-29-1.
Depicted here is the bust one of a series of colossal figures that originally decorated the front of a row of rectangular pillars in the courtyard of a small temple at Abydos. The king is depicted mummiform in the style of the god Osiris. The king holds the symbols of kingship, the crook and flail, in his now missing hands. Since the figure was intended to tower over any human below, the eyes look down. Much of the original color remains.
Temple of Seti I - Abydos Egypt
Beautiful temple, with the Abydos helicopter, submarine and tank. The Kings list showing all the Kings Seti I considered legitimate.
EGYPT 214 -RAMESSES II Cenotaph Temple II- *Abydos V* (by Egyptahotep)
The CENOTAPH TEMPLE of RAMESSES II in ABYDOS (Second Part).
This Temple is unknown or almost unknown by the people.This Temple is Near of Seti I cenotaph Abydos temple. in the west extreme of the village of Beni Mansour,The temple of Ramesses II was built for himself, but were not completely preserved, and preservation of the details of its many patterns and brightly painted perhaps better than any ever on any monument built by Ramses II. In fact, this should be the temple door frames with pink and black granite, columns of sandstone and marble shrine was the most beautiful and richest among the temples of Ramesses II built. the quality of the scenes in low relief, and similar quality to those found in the temple of Seti I, it seems no doubt that artists should come from the previous generation.
This temple was dedicated mainly to Osiris, however, while the children of Ramses II, when he was involved in a ruler with Seti I, and the design was more traditional and modern model funerary temple at Thebes.The walls of the temple, made of limestone, and very few, and now stands only about two meters tall.
The first tower and the courts are now in ruins and the pink granite entrance, None of the pillars is preserved in its peak and statues dedicated to Osiris
Ramses 2nd Temple in Abydos
Ramses 2nd Temple in Abydos is a very beautiful temple and rich with its colors that date back to 1200 BC. It is one of the best temples in Egypt and it worth to take a tour or an excursion to it
see the same video but without music only silence and birds sound on this link :
EGYPT - The Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel (Part 1)
Officially known as the Temple of Re-Harakhte (Re being the sun god), the main temple was dedicated to the pharaoh Ramses II and to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramses himself.
Filming is only allowed outside of the temple, so I attempted to capture the feel as one approaches it. This footage was recorded June 11, 2012.
EGYPT 625 - RAMESSES II'S Temple *ABU SIMBEL V*- (by Egyptahotep)
ABU SIMBEL V , *RAMESSES II's Temple*:
This Nubian temple was built by Ramesses II (finished approximately during year 24 of his reign). It is the greatest of rock-cut temples constructed by Ramesses II. This temple is dedicated to deified himself, (he appears inside (sanctuary) with three statue gods: Re-Horakhty Ptah and Amun).And also was built for to impress Egyptian southern neighbors,
Outside The four colosssal statues of Ramesses were carved showing the double crown as well as the nemes headdress. The King is flanked by small statues of his mother Queen Tuya, his wife Queen Nefertari and several of his sons and daughters.
in the first hall of the temple there are eight statues of the deified Rameses II Osiris shaped,as pillars. The walls show scenes of Egyptian victories in Libya, Syria and Nubia, including images from the Battle of Qadesh. The second hall depicts Ramesses and Nefertari with the sacred boats of Amun and Re-Horakthy.
This magnificent temple was moved to a higher ground in the 1960s due to the construction of the high dam of aswan,
ABU SIMBEL, EGYPT (Temple of Rameses II)
Rameses II built the Great Temple to honour himself and the gods of the state. The four seated statues of Rameses are about 20 meters in height. At the feet of Rameses stand the statues of his favorite children.
EGYPT: Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). It was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
Unlike the other temples in Luxor, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned.
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area. During the Roman period a chapel inside the Luxor Temple originally dedicated to goddess Mut was transformed in to a Tetrarchy cult chapel and later in to a church.
Luxor temple was built with sandstone. This sandstone from the Gebel el-Silsila region, which is located in South-Western Egypt, is referred to as Nubian Sandstone. This sandstone was used for the construction for monuments in Upper Egypt as well as in the course of past and current restoration works.
The Avenue of Sphinxes that links the Luxor and Karnak temples is being restored.
The Mosque of Abu Haggag stands atop the ruins of Luxor Temple, just inside the entrance.
March 17, 2019
Impression of the original temple:
More videos of Luxor:
KV5 Sons of Rameses II
John Gardner Wilkinson numbered the tombs (1-21) in 1821. He entered the Valley of the Kings from the north-eastern end and called the first tomb that he encountered 'KV1'. The second tomb became 'KV2' and so on. Other tombs were added to the list as they were discovered, which is why KV46 is between KV3 and KV4 even though KV46 was created first.
The information used to make this video came from a variety of sources, mostly the Theban Mapping Project.
Music:
EGYPT 388 - RAMESSES II Cenotaph Temple III *ABYDOS VI* (by Egyptahotep)
This is another almost unknown site by the people,This Temple is located in Abydos near Seti I Cenotaph Temple.The Ramesses II Cenotaph Temple has spectacullar and very well preserved paintings, This is one of my favorite Egyptian Temples
360° Abydos - Ramses II Temple
A Tour through the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos
This Video best viewed with VR goggles
by Hisham
EGYPT 213 - RAMESSES II Cenotaph Temple - *Abydos IV* (by Egyptahotep)
The CENOTAPH TEMPLE of RAMESSES II in ABYDOS.(First Part)
This Temple is unknown or almost unknown by the people.This Temple is near of Seti I cenotaph Abydos temple. in the west extreme of the village of Beni Mansour,The temple of Ramesses II was built for himself, but were not completely preserved, and preservation of the details of its many patterns and brightly painted perhaps better than any ever on any monument built by Ramses II. In fact, this should be the temple door frames with pink and black granite, columns of sandstone and marble shrine was the most beautiful and richest among the temples of Ramesses II built. the quality of the scenes in low relief, and similar quality to those found in the temple of Seti I, it seems no doubt that artists should come from the previous generation.
This temple was dedicated mainly to Osiris, however, while the children of Ramses II, when he was involved in a ruler with Seti I, and the design was more traditional and modern model funerary temple at Thebes.The walls of the temple, made of limestone, and very few, and now stands only about two meters tall.
The first tower and the courts are now in ruins and the pink granite entrance, None of the pillars is preserved in its peak and statues dedicated to Osiris
EGYPT: Medinet Habu / Ramesses III Temple - Luxor
Medinet Habu is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt. Although other structures are located within the area, the location is today associated almost exclusively (and indeed, most synonymously) with the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III.
The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III was an important New Kingdom period temple structure. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the foreign invaders known as the Sea Peoples, during the reign of Ramesses III. It is quite well preserved and surrounded by a massive mudbrick enclosure, which may have been fortified. The original entrance is through a fortified gate-house, known as a migdol (and resembling an Asiatic fortress).
March 18, 2019
Impression of the original temple:
More videos of Luxor:
Medinet Habu, Temple of King Ramses III
The monumental complex of Medinet Habu includes the Temple of Ramses III, preceded by the shrine of Tuthmosis I and the chapels of the adoring divinities of Amun.
Formidable, almost military in appearance, is the southern gate (entrance), also known as the “Royal Pavilion”, the form of which was inspired by Syrian fortified cities called migdal.
Ramses III was murdered during a celebration at Medinet Habu Temple in the “harem conspiracy” led by one of his secondary wives, Tiye, her son Pentawer, and a group of high officials.
During his life, Ramses defeated the “Sea Peoples” in what has come to be known as the “Battle of the Delta”.
The Sea Peoples are illustrated on the second pylon & the north side outer wall of Medinet Habu in a famous scene.
This monument stands today as one of the best preserved temples of the New Kingdom.
Nile Cruise: June 2018
EGYPT 389 - RAMESSES II Cenotaph Temple IV *ABYDOS VII* (by Egyptahotep)
This is another almost unknown site by the people,This Temple is located in Abydos near Seti I Cenotaph Temple.The Ramesses II Cenotaph Temple has spectacullar and very well preserved paintings, This is one of my favorite Egyptian Temples
Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos
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EGYPT - The Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel (Part 2)
The monolithic statue of Ramses to the left of the temple entrance is broken in two--the result of an earthquake in antiquity. The head is lying face down at the feet of the statue. In this closeup shot of the leg you can see thousands of years worth of graffiti carved into Ramses legs. The Greek inscription was allegedly carved by mercenaries in the 6th century BC. This footage was recorded June 11, 2012.
Temples at Abu Simbel, dedicated to Ramses II and Nefertari Nubia, EGYPT
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A half hour flight from Luxor are the Temples at Abu Simbel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser by cutting the temples up block by block and moving them to higher ground. An unbelievable feat of engineering.
EGYPT - The Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel (Part 3)
Here I am showing the view as one approaches Ramses' temple from the direction of Nefertari's temple through a small gateway. This footage was recorded June 11, 2012.