Our last temple visit was to Dendera Temple. Due to low Nile River water levels in Qena, we had to take a two hour coach ride to reach this site.
The structures at Dendera range in age from 2250 BC to 360-340 BC. The complex covers almost 9 acres. The ceiling panels were particularly striking as the colors are vibrant in many areas.
Depictions of Cleopatra VI are clear on temple walls, confirmed by her cartouche. A cartouche representing her name and title accompany the panel carvings.
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| Gate of Domitian and Trajan in front of Temple of Hathor |
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| Ceiling panel |
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| Bes, a god protecting households, mothers, children and childbirth |
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Cleopatra (right) and her son Caesarion (left).
Caesarion was the last pharaoh of Egypt. |
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These column tops would have been covered
with gold and turquoise. |
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Columns of the Hypostyle Hall
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| Ceiling panel |
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Ceiling panel
Hathor in rays of sun |
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Kiosk of Hathor on the temple roof
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| Hathor |
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| Worker cleaning panel to expose colors and detail. |
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| Ceiling Panel |
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