Temple of Madinet Habu
Facts About Temple of Madinet Habu
In the city of Qurna on the Western Mainland, the temple of the great city of Habu, which is called the House of Millions of Years, was built by King Ramses III for funeral rites and the worship of the god Amun. The city of Habu includes the Temple of Ramses III, Jerusalem and the Lounges of the Three Floors
The city of Habu was designed in the style of the temples in the region of ancient Syria that Ramses III saw during his wars, which was built on an area of 10 acres, 400 meters long and 200 meters wide, explaining that Habu Temple is one of the largest and most important fortified temples in ancient Egypt, given that the temple's outside wall is around 17.7 meters high, which is characterized by two walls, one internal and the other external, and the last has a giant gate called the Magdala.
7 meters, which is characterized by two walls, one internal and the other external, and the last has a giant gate called the Magdala, and on the walls of the temple there are many drawings that tell the stories of the wars of King Ramses III and stories about the military campaigns with which he left Egypt and the enemies he defeated, and the colors of the city are still present on columns, walls and ceilings despite the passage of thousands of years since its establishment.
The city was built nearly 3,200 years ago, he said, explaining that the temple includes five statues of Ramses III and his wives that have been destroyed since the Roman era and 16 statues of King Ramses III that are missing due to vandalism by the Romans, of which only the bases remain.
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