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Ancient Egyptian architecture
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Ancient_Egyptian_architecture
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
architectural style
gptkbp:characteristic
monumental scale
hieroglyphic decoration
columned halls
massive stone construction
pylon gateways
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
gptkb:monument
sphinx
hypostyle halls
false door
mastaba
pyramidion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Ancient Egyptian architecture
gptkbp:influenced
Classical architecture
Nubian architecture
modern Egyptian Revival architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy
funerary practices
solar alignment
religion of Ancient Egypt
gptkbp:material
gptkb:stone
granite
limestone
mudbrick
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Abu_Simbel_temples
gptkb:Mortuary_Temple_of_Hatshepsut
gptkb:Temple_of_Karnak
gptkb:Temple_of_Luxor
gptkb:Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
gptkb:Step_Pyramid_of_Djoser
gptkbp:notableDesigner
gptkb:Imhotep
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:cemetery
pyramids
temples
obelisks
gptkbp:notableRuler
gptkb:Hatshepsut
gptkb:Ramses_II
gptkb:Khufu
gptkb:Djoser
gptkbp:period
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:region
gptkb:Nile_Valley
gptkbp:symbolizes
divine kingship
solar symbolism
afterlife symbolism
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkb:Memphis_and_its_Necropolis_–_the_Pyramid_Fields_from_Giza_to_Dahshur
gptkbp:usedFor
gptkb:cemetery
religious purposes
commemoration of pharaohs
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Kom_Ombo_Nilometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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