The oldest Egyptian temples were built in the middle of the 4th millennium BC in the form of reed huts.
The last Egyptian temple was built on the island of Philae, which was discontinued in the sixth century AD.
Therefore, it is not surprising that a list of ancient Egyptian temples covers a variety of different structures that evolved over a huge period of time and a tour would not be complete. Egypt Without visiting at least one of these temples.
The most beautiful ancient Egyptian temples
Egyptian Temples, Medinet Habu
Located on the West Bank of Luxor, Medinet Habu is the Arabic name for a massive temple complex second only to Karnak in size and still well preserved to this day.
The pharaohs Hatshepsut and Thutmose III built a small temple dedicated to Amun on the site.
Next to their temple, Ramesses III built his mortuary temple, the largest standing monument at Medinet Habu.
Ramesses III then surrounded both structures with a massive brick wall containing storerooms, workshops, and dwellings.
Habu City
Egyptian Temples, Kom Ombo
Perched on high sand dunes overlooking the Nile, the Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Construction of the actual temple was begun by Ptolemy VI Philometor in the early 2nd century BC.
The Temple of Kom Ombo is actually composed of two sections, with two entrances, two courts, and two hypostyle halls.
Kom Ombo Temple
Egyptian Temples, Colossi of Memnon
Built around 1350 BC, the Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues depicting the pharaoh Amenhotep III in a seated position.
The original function of the statue was to stand at the entrance to Amenhotep's funerary temple, where it was worshipped before and after his departure from this world.
The temple was the largest temple in ancient Egypt, but today it has almost completely disappeared except for the two statues, which are also somewhat damaged.
My statue of Memnon
Philae Temples
Philae Island was the center of worship of the goddess Isis.
The first temple on the island was built by the original pharaohs of the Thirtieth Dynasty.
The construction of the temples continued for three centuries by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and the Roman rulers.
The Roman Emperor Trajan built the Trajan's Kiosk in 100 AD, which may have served as the entrance to the larger Temple of Isis.
In the 1960s, the temple and other monuments on the island were moved to Agilika Island by UNESCO to save them from being submerged by rising Nile waters caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Philae Island is now buried under Lake Nasser.
Philae Temples
Edfu Temple
The Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, is the second largest temple. Egypt After Karnak and one of the best preserved temples to this day.
Construction of this temple began in 237 BC during the reign of Ptolemy III, and was completed almost two centuries later in 57 BC by Ptolemy XII, the father of the famous Cleopatra.
This temple consists of the traditional elements that make up Egyptian temples, along with some Greek elements such as the House of Nativity.
Edfu Temple
Temple of Seti I
This temple is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Seti I on the west bank of the Nile at Abydos.
The ancient temple was built towards the end of Seti's reign, and was probably completed by his son Ramesses the Great after his death in 1279 BC.
The temple contains the Abydos King List.
It is a chronological list of the various dynasties of pharaohs in Egypt from Menes, the Egyptian king credited with founding the First Dynasty, to Ramesses I, Seti's father.
Temple of Seti I
Temple of Hatshepsut
The Temple of Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt from about 1479 BC until her death in 1458 BC, is located on the west bank of the Nile River.
It is a colonnaded structure, designed and executed by Senemut, the royal architect of Hatshepsut, for her posthumous worship and to honor the glory of Amun.
The temple was built on the side of a steep slope above it and consists of three layered terraces up to 30 metres high.
These terraces are connected by long slopes that were once surrounded by gardens.
Temple of Hatshepsut
Luxor Temple
Located on the east bank of the Nile River in the ancient city of Thebes, Luxor Temple was founded in 1400 BC during the New Kingdom.
The temple was dedicated to the three Egyptian gods Amun, Mut and Ch'unze.
The temple was the centre of the Opet Festival, the most important festival of Thebes.
During the annual festival, statues of the three gods were taken from the Temple of Amun at Karnak to the Temple of Luxor along the Avenue of Sphinxes that connected the two temples.
Today Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper Egypt and many Nile cruises start or end in the city.
Luxor Temple
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