Temple of the Goddess Hathor, Dendera, Egypt
- by Alexey Miroshnikov
- 2017-03-27
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Entrance to the Temple Complex at Dendera.
Standing inside the gateway.
Overview of the main temple complex, including the Temple of Hathor and a mammisi.
Exquisitely carved and preserved pillars and wall reliefs inside the Temple of Hathor.
Don't forget to look up - the colors on the ceiling are one of the hidden wonders.
The birth house, or mammisi, constructed by Nectanebo I.
A close up of the reliefs and Hathor-head pillars.
Relief of Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII and son, Caesarion.
View from high on the Temple of Hathor, looking out over the sands.
The gateways of Domitian and Trajan.
The roof of the temple, with a small temple decorated with Hathor-headed columns.
Nectanebo's birth house, and the remains of a small Coptic church.