Temple of Hathor at Dendera
Nestled on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt, the Temple of Hathor at Dendera stands as a testament to the ancient Egyptians’ architectural
Dendera is one of the most important temple sites of Egypt and provides examples of a particularly rich variety of later temple features. The area in which the temple is located is that of ancient lunet or Tantere (Greek Tentyris), a provincial capital and important religious site during several periods of Egyptian history. Early texts refer to a temple at Dendera which was rebuilt in Old Kingdom times, and several New Kingdom monarchs, including Tuthmosis III, Amenophis III, and RamessesII and III are known to have embellished the structure. The Temple of Hathor which stands at the site today dates to the Graeco-Roman Period, however, and is one of the best-preserved temples of this period in Egypt, surviving despite the destruction of the temples of Hathor’s consort Horus and their child Ihy or Harsomptus which originally stood close by.
Nestled on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt, the Temple of Hathor at Dendera stands as a testament to the ancient Egyptians’ architectural