Instructions: Your paper will consist of the analysis of a historical building in which you will explore a topic of your own selection (TEMPLE OF LUXOR). Limit your topic to a specific item, condition, aspect, concerning the building of your selection. Bibligograhy: 3 academic sources of published material, include sources used from proposal…. Here is the proposal: The Temple of Luxor is an Egyptian temple located in Luxor, Egypt. Built in 1567-1085 B.C.E., approximately 500 years of modification. The gods dictated the temple’s original design. Entering the temple is the high level Great Pylon gateway followed by the Peristyle Court with the Modern Mosque built in the 13th century to the left, then the Colonnade, Peristyle Court, Hypostyle Hall, and the Inner Sanctum.
Personally, I found the most interesting part of the temple to be the Great Pylon. The pylon is located at the entrance of the temple. Illusionism was used in order to make both obelisks that stand in front of the Pylon. The obelisks appear to be the same height, when really it is just an example of the strategy used by the architects. Due to bad erosion only one pylon still stands today. For my paper I will write about the structural significance of the grand entrance of the Temple. In front of the Temple there were once Canals on the avenue where barques sailed between the Temple of Luxor amnd the Temple of Karnak. The sails were more often ceremonial than common. My paper will go into further detail on how the canals inspired architecture within the Temple.
The Obelisks also have reliefs depicting one of King Ramesses II’s battles during his fifth year reigning. In my paper I will go into further detail into why the French wanted and succeeded in securing one of the obelisks as well as speak about the importance of depicting that story on an architecturally significant landmark like these obelisks and its roles in the Egyptian beliefs of apotheosis. Additionally, I will go into further detail on the connection between egyption architecture and their reverence of the sun.
