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Basic type of Egyptian temple and Mesopotamian temple

Date Submitted: 07/31/2004 21:33:49
Category: / History
Length: 2 pages (585 words)
When talking about the basic type of Egyptian temple, it is all about heavy columns, walls, pylons, big courts, and the use of axis, symmetrically and made of stones or mud bricks. The organization of the plan of Egyptian temple is rectangular, symmetrical and set on the longitudinal axis approaching through courts and halls. From the rear to the entrance of the temple, each court is being bigger than the former one. Moreover, the temple …
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…so that their temples could not last longer than the "eternity" temple of Egyptian except their foundations. Moreover, Mesopotamian temple is arranged round large and small courts, narrow space and thick wall, but no columns against the tall huge columns and wide space of Egyptian temple. Also, Using "bent-axis approach" structure style instead of "single-axis approach" style of Egyptian temple. However, both of these two different temples are also symmetrically and geometrically on the plan.
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