Egyptian temple

Luxor Temple

Egyptian temple is a structure for official worship of the deities and commemoration of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt.

Quote on Egyptian temple:

• Egypt has possessed temples far more remarkable than the Parthenon in Athens; but its heavy buildings do not impose themselves except for their size; they are decorated without sobriety and sometimes without good taste. The most significant flaw of the Egyptian temple is that it is too long in proportion to its height, and that it has too many external walls compared to the few openings. From this aspect the Egyptian temple and the Gothic church present the most absolute contrast: here, too many spaces; there, too many voids; Greek and Renaissance art were able to find the right intermediate point. (Salomon Reinach)

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