|
TEMPLE |
|
LOCATION |
DEDICATED
TO |
| Abu Simbel |
 |
250km south-east of Aswan,
NUBIA. |
Great temple is dedicated to
Amun-Re, Re-Horakhty, Ptah and Ramesses II. Smaller temple dedicated to
Hathor and Queen Nefertari. |
| Abydos:
Temple of Seti and temple of Ramesses II |
 |
Sacred site 50km south of modern
Sohag. Temple of Seti also incorporates the flooded underground temple of the Osireion. |
Temple of Seti with chapels dedicated to Ptah, Re-Horakhty,
Amun, Osiris, Isis and Horus. Temple of Ramesses II dedicated to Osiris. |
| Akhetaten: "Island of Aten,
distinguished in Jubilees" and the Temple of Kom el-Nana. |
 |
el-Amarna, 280km south of Cairo,
the new capital city founded by Akhenaten. |
Temple complexes dedicated to Aten, the
sun-disc. The Great temple of Aten and the Small temple of Aten
(reconstruction shown). |
| Asyut |
no image available |
Capital of the 13th Upper Egyptian Nome,
roughly midway between Cairo and Aswan. |
Wepwawet, a jackal god of Middle Egypt. |
| Colossi of Memnon |
 |
West Bank, Thebes. Aerial view of temple site. |
Mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. Largest temple ever built. All that now
remains are the two enormous statues that guarded the outer gates. |
| Dendera |
 |
Dendera, near modern Qena, 60km north of
Luxor, UPPER EGYPT. |
Hathor. Ptolemaic temple constructed
between 54 BC - 20 BC. |
| Edfu |
 |
Edfu, 60 miles north of Aswan, UPPER EGYPT. |
Horus. First new temple to be built by the
Ptolemies. |
| Elephantine Island |
 |
Elephantine Island, ASWAN. |
Khnum. New Kingdom temple, now mostly in
ruins. |
| Esna |
 |
Esna, 50km south of LUXOR.
|
Khnum. The temple now stands in the middle of the modern town at a level of about
9m below the surrounding ground. |
| Hapshepsut |
 |
Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, LUXOR |
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. |
| Heliopolis |
 |
Ancient Heliopolis, under the
North-western suburbs of modern Cairo. |
Site of the first sun-temple at the ancient
city of On, dedicated
to Re-Horakhty. |
| Kalabsha (unfinished) |
 |
50km south of Aswan, UPPER
EGYPT. The largest freestanding Nubian temple in Egypt, it was relocated
by UNESCO in 1970, with the building of the High Dam. |
Mandulis (local god) a Nubian form of
Horus, shown with an elaborate head-dress of cobras and a sun disc. |
| Karnak |
 |
Karnak, Thebes, LUXOR. |
Amun-Re, Mut and Montu. The largest temple
complex, built and enlarged over a 1300 year period. |
| Kom Ombo |
 |
40km north of Aswan, UPPER
EGYPT. |
"Dual" Ptolemaic temple, one temple
dedicated to Sobek, the other to Haroeris. |
| Luxor |
 |
Thebes, LUXOR. |
Amun-Kamutef. Built largely by Amenhotep
III and Ramesses II. |
| Medinat Habu |
 |
Medinat Habu, THEBES. |
Amun. New Kingdom temple complex built by
Ramesses III, modelled on the Ramesseum. Completely enclosed by a
defensive wall. |
| Memphis |
|
Ancient capital city of Ancient
Egypt, 24km south of modern Cairo. |
Main temple dedicated to Ptah.
Earlier temples to Sekhmet and Nefertem (who formed a triad with Ptah)
clearly existed. A smaller temple to Ptah also exists on the site. |
| Osireion |
 |
Abydos, 145km north of Luxor
between Sohag and Qena. |
Osiris. Interpreted as a symbolic tomb of
Osiris, the Osireion dates from the reign of Seti I and is situated to the
west of Seti's temple at Abydos. |
| Philae |
 |
Originally on Philae Island,
ASWAN, but relocated 1972-1980 to nearby Agilqiyya Island by UNESCO. |
Ptolemaic temple
dedicated to Isis. |
| Ramesseum |
 |
West bank at Luxor, Thebes. |
Mortuary temple of Ramesses II dedicated to
Amun. |
| Siwa Oasis (two temples) |
 |
Aghurmi, Libyan desert, 560km west of
Cairo, LOWER EGYPT. Temple of the Oracle (shown) and Temple of Umm Ubyda. |
Amun. Famous for
being the place where Alexander the great visited the Oracle when he
conquered Egypt. |
| Tanis |
 |
North-eastern Delta, capital of
the 19th Lower Egyptian Nome in the Late Period. |
Main temple dedicated to Amun,
smaller temples dedicated to Mut and Khons. Mostly in ruins. |
