Dendera Temple

Dendera is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. Evidence has been found that suggests that temples existed here at least as far back as the 3rd millennium BCE. The existing temple dates to the Ptolemaic period with construction beginning in the 1st century BCE and continuing in the Roman period.
The main building here is a temple to Hathor. All these pictures are taken there except the 1st which shows one of the original temple gates and the mud brick wall that surrounds the temple complex.
The 2nd picture is taken in the mummification room here. You can see numerous depictions of Anubis, the god of the dead (among others things) as well as the process of mummifying a body.
The 3rd picture is the back wall of the main temple. This is significant as it one of the few places where Cleopatra VII (the famous Cleopatra) is depicted. Also here, though not in the picture, is her son Cesarion, fathered by Julius Caesar.
The final 3 pictures are more examples of the exquisite artwork, carving and painting in this temple.Read more