Commissioning magnificent buildings and statues, obelisks and temples gave pharaohs ... in the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians had no word for art and no concept of art for art's sake.

There was a problem: a resulting 300-mile lake would submerge five ancient Nubian temples and Egypt didn ... New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian Institution.

Famous examples of the use of this concept are Great Hypostyle Hall (c. 1290–1224 BC), part of the Karnak Temple Complex and one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt, and the Wooden ...

Languages: English, Spanish Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west ...