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Ancient Egyptian architecture

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Ancient Egyptian Architecture
A Great Buildings Online site, covering Ancient Egyptian architecture. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/egyptian.html|

Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple
Computer-generated images showing how a temple would have looked when still in use. There is also information on Egyptian history and life, with an extensive bibliography.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/|

Building in Ancient Egypt
A clear, illustrated introduction to the building process in ancient Egypt, covering materials, tools, methods, planning, and forms.
http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/building/|

Color Tour of Egypt
A collection of photographs of ancient monuments compiled by the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology at the University of Memphis, USA.
http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html|

Djoser Complex
Plans and images of the Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser (or Zozer) at Saqqara, Egypt.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html|

Mysteries of the Nile
Images and QuickTime tours of the great monuments, plus information and a feature on an attempt to recreate the raising of an obelisk.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/|

Theban Mapping Project
The largest Egyptological website on the internet, offering complete coverage of the Valley of the Kings in images, text and maps. With a database of information about each tomb, a compilation of nearly 2,000 images, over 250 detailed maps, elevations, and sections, and a 3D recreation of tomb KV 14. A truly spectacular site, although a high-bandwidth connection is an advantage to get the most from it.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/|

Virtual Exploration of the Lost Labyrinth
A reconstructive model and planning system of Hawara Labyrinth pyramid complex and the Roman period cemeteries, with 3D images and movies.
http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/digital_egypt/hawara/|

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