The Temenos Wall and Gateway - Dendara

The Temenos wall are made of mud brick and the gateway of stone. The type of building technique used in the walls is called Pan Bedding. It allowed the walls to move without collapsing as the ground expanded and contracted from the annual
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Gateway to the temple.
Facade of the Temple
Hypostyle Hall
The Sacred Lake
Birth House of Mammisi
The Temenos Wall
Temple of Dendara Reconstruction - watch the temple being built.
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