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Dendera Temple of Hathor

On land Egypt & Africa
Dendera temple
Ijanderson977, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where
Egypt
Built by
Ptolemies and Romans
Era
54 BCE onward
Known for
Painted ceilings and a carved zodiac.
How it ended
Closed as pagan temples were shut in the 300s-500s CE.
Taken in February 2007.
Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain
North Gate or "Gate of Trajan" of the Hathor Temple of Dendera, Egypt
Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
Emperor Trajan, Dendera. Reference: (in English) (2015) SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Profile, p. 424 ISBN: 978-1-84765-441-0. Relief panel from the impressive mammisi at Dendera dating mainly to the Roman period, the
Aidan McRae Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Background

The Dendera temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: Iunet or Tantere; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra; also spelled Denderah) is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes of ancient Egypt. The area was used as the sixth nome of Upper Egypt, south of Abydos.

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