Dendera Temple

The "last glory" of the Greek era👉Dendera Temple Location: Luxor 🔑Keywords: One of the most representative buildings of the Ptolemaic dynasty Recommended: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dendera Temple is the temple of the mother goddess Hathor. It was built around 100 BC and retains the painting and architectural style of the late Ptolemaic dynasty. Many temples in Dendera are severely damaged, leaving only the Temple of Hathor, which is almost intact and famous for the relief of Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra VII was the last queen of Egypt before Roman rule. The main building of the Temple of Hathor is well preserved. On the right side after entering are two delivery rooms, next to the ruins of a Coptic church, and further inside is the temple. The interior of the temple is decorated with exquisite and complete reliefs from the walls to the ceiling, with bright and beautiful colors. Especially on the ceiling, there are celestial maps of the twelve constellations and scenes of the gods driving the sun boat through the universe. The relief of Cleopatra VII is on the south wall of the temple, with clear outlines. There is a room at the back of the temple that leads to the underground tomb, where there is a famous mural similar to a light bulb, which is amazing. The most regrettable thing is that the mural of the zodiac on the ceiling of a room on the second floor of the temple is now only a black replica, and the original mural is now in the Louvre in France, which is well worth a visit!