how are the temples decorated?
With reliefs and free-standing sculpture, all with religious significance
Egyptian temple
The temple building was elaborately decorated with reliefs and free-standing sculpture, all with religious significance
what were some features of ancient egyptian temples Cavetto cornices at the tops of walls were made to imitate rows of palm fronds placed atop archaic walls, and the batter of exterior walls, while partly meant to ensure stability, was also a holdover from archaic building methods and temple ground plans usually centered on an axis running on a slight incline from the sanctuary down to the temple entrance why were they built? For the official worship of the gods and in commemoration of the pharaohs what can you tell me about its structure? The most important part of the temple was the sanctuary, which typically contained a cult image, a statue of its god can you tell me more about the former part? A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine and by the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety what is its role as a sacred place? In Europe, Christian churches were sometimes built on land considered to be a particularly holy spot, perhaps where a miracle or martyrdom was believed to have taken place or where a holy person was buried and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there what are the daily rituals taking place in the temple? The daily rituals in most temples included two sequences of offering rites: one to clean and dress the god for the day, and one to present it with a meal what are some of the sacred animals? Apis, a sacred bull and the falcon why are they considered sacred? Apis was worshipped as a manifestation of the Memphite god Ptah, and the falcon at Edfu represented the falcon god Horus what is the role of oracles in the temple? UNANSWERABLE
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Egyptian temple [SEP] Decoration
The temple building was elaborately decorated with reliefs and free-standing sculpture, all with religious significance. As with the cult statue, the gods were believed to be present in these images, suffusing the temple with sacred power. Symbols of places in Egypt or parts of the cosmos enhanced the mythical geography already present in the temple's architecture. Images of rituals served to reinforce the rituals' magical effect and to perpetuate that effect even if the rituals ceased to be performed. Because of their religious nature, these decorations showed an idealized version of reality, emblematic of the temple's purpose rather than real events.