Image Abydos Hypostyle Hall 5351EG07JHP by Jim Henderson

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Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Abydos Hypostyle Hall 5351EG07JHP 
 Abydos Temple Hypostyle Hall corridor dark interior photograph sun rays in the largest royal monument built in white limestone, situated at the most important and one of the oldest necropolis of ancient Egypt is the home of Osiris and the imposing structure in the photograph is The Temple of Seti/Sety 1 and added to by Ramses 11 particularly the courts and the portico. 
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Abydos Hypostyle Hall 5351EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 09:11:26
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Abydos Temple Hypostyle Hall corridor dark interior photograph sun rays

in the largest royal monument built in white limestone, situated at the most important and one of the oldest necropolis of ancient Egypt is the home of Osiris and the imposing structure in the photograph is The Temple of Seti/Sety 1 and added to by Ramses 11 particularly the courts and the portico.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Osireion, granite, sandstone, blocks, huge, Cenotaph, Seti, Sethos, Sety, Abedju, al-Madfunah, al-Ballyana, entrance, upright, sunbeam, hypostyle hall, columns, hieroglyphs, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temple, cult, Khentiamentiu, Osiris, Isis, King, Aha, 1st, mortuary, shrine, approach, pylon, court, hypostyle, painted, door, Ramses, colonnade, sunlight