history of architecture i - lesson 4: egypt
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The architecture of ancient Egypt
ARCHAIC PERIOD 3000-2665 BCunification of two kingdoms of Egypt
stone architectureOLD KINGDOM until 2150 BC ca
absolute kingshipPyramids along the Nile Valley
MIDDLE KINGDOM 2250-1750 BCpolitical and social chaos-provincial governors
pharaoh is a mediation between deities and peopleSun god Amon cult
NEW KINGDOM 1600-1300 BCThe emerging of a capital: Thebes
a vast Empire from Sudan to PalestineTemples replaced tombs as landmarks along the Nile River
connected each others through vast axes
THE NILE RIVER AS A GREAT AXIS
SENSE OF ETERNITY AND STABILITY
THE CORE OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE: BURIAL MONUMENTS
FIRST TYPES
Zoser mortuary complex at Saqqara, Archaic Period, 2680 BC circa.
Zoser mortuary complex at Saqqara, the serdab or sitting statue of the Zoser king.
Cheops pyramid
Chefren pyramid
Mykerinos pyramid
XXVI century BC
Chefren complex
Valley temple
Sphinx Temple of Harmakhis
Mortuary temple
Cheops pyramid
Chefren pyramid
Mykerinos pyramid
XXVI century BC
Chefren complex
Valley temple
Sphinx Temple of Harmakhis
Mortuary temple
Hatshepsut complex in Der el-Bahri, 1500 BC circa.
MentuhotepMortuary templeMiddle KingdomXXI century BC
HatshepsutMortuary templeNew KingdomXVI century BC
Karnak Amon templesNew KingdomXVI-XV century BC
Luxor Amon templeNew KingdomXVI-XIII century BC
Hatshepsut complex in Der el-Bahri, 1500 BC circa. The sphinx avenue
