Ancient Egyptian architecture

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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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|

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://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.php|

Digital Karnak
The Digital Karnak Project aims to provide easily accessible, up-to-date, expert material relating to the Karnak temple precinct. This includes a 3-D Virtual Reality model of the temple, offering a completely new way to view it. Footage of this model, as well as original videos and maps, are accompanied by thematic essays written and reviewed by Egyptologists to supply reliable information in a digital and visually dynamic platform. A simplified version of the Virtual Reality model of the temple is also made available in Google Earth, for a completely interactive experience.
http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Karnak/|

Djoser Complex
Plans and images of the Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser (or Zozer) at Saqqara, Egypt.
http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/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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