The document discusses several types of Egyptian architecture besides pyramids, including obelisks which were dedicated to the sun god Ra and carved with hieroglyphics, temples which were made of thick brick walls and supported by stone columns in a post-and-lintel style, and the Great Sphinx of Giza which is the largest monolith statue in the world and oldest known monumental sculpture.

1. Besides the Pyramids Other Egyptian Architecture

2. But first! Let’s Clarify Something

3. A Ziggurat

4. A Step Pyramid

5. And these are pyramids

6. Okay, now we can move on.

7. Obelisks Think Washington Monument  Dedicated to the sun god Ra (to which they point) Carved with hieroglyphics honoring whatever Pharaoh was current Tapered monoliths (remember that word?)

8. Also a great souvenir! When Egypt was conquered by foreigners, the troops would take the obelisks home….

9. Rome, Italy

10. Istanbul, Turkey

11. Paris, France

12. London, England

13. Central Park, New York City

14. But there are still some in Egypt (Temple in Thebes)

15. Temples Step 1: Choose a god Step 2: Build a big doorway Step 3: Flank it with obelisks and statues of pharaohs and gods Step 4: Add more columns in a hall of huge pillars Step 5: Finish with a shrine to that god (a statue on a pedestal), plus a few extra rooms for the priests.

16. Temple at Luxor (not Vegas)

17. Egypt had a lot of clay (Nile!), so the temples were made of thick brick walls Outsides were etched and painted with hieroglyphics and other symbols The roof was made of stone slabs (not much wood in Egypt) To support the stone slabs, they used thick stone columns placed close together. = Post-and-Lintel architecture

18. Post and Lintel Two vertical beams (posts) + One horizontal beam (lintel)

19. Ramesseum Memorial Tomb of Ramses II c. 1250 BC

20. Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amen-Re (1280 BC) In Karnak, Luxor A Tour

22. Columns were often carved like Lotus Flowers (symbol of Lower Egypt), the Papyrus (Upper Egypt), or both entwined together

23. Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple c. 1450 BC

24. And finally, the Great Sphinx of Giza c. 2550 BC

25. It is the largest monolith statue in the world It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, Is commonly believed to have been built in the reign of the pharaoh Khafra/Khafre