Hathor Temple of Denderah: Egypt’s Most Stunning Temple

With its spectacular blue ceilings bedecked with the goddess Nut and astronomical scenes, those gorgeous Hathoric columns, the many rooms and chambers (dedicated to Hathor’s attributes: the Menat necklace and sistrum rattle) all elaborately decorated with ancient Egyptian scenes rendered in Greco-Roman style – and its amazing Mammisis, crypts, well-worn winding staircases, preserved rooftop shrine and Osiris resurrection room, there is simply no place like it!
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Laura Ranieri

Laura Ranieri Roy is an Egyptologist, writer and founder-director of Ancient Egypt Alive – an organization that seeks to inspire passion about Egypt’s past. She creates and leads enriching history content, exciting online events, in-depth ancient history courses — and curated small-group tours to Egypt.