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Dendera Temple is a 2,000 year-old temple dedicated to the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor. I had not heard of Dendera Temple before I planned my Egypt trip, but I must say, my visit there was my #1 pleasant surprise in Egypt. I was given a tour by my guide Nour, who is an Egyptologist, but to me, this wasn't a tour-it was an adventure! Here are the highlights:
-Well-preserved 2,000 year-old turquoise high ceilings in the main hall with their numerous reliefs, hieroglyphics, and zodiac signs.
-The columns featuring the goddess Hathor that are so precise in their similar measurements, some think an ancient laser must have been used.
-The reliefs in two locations that look like light bulbs have given rise to a conspiracy theory that the ancient Egyptians had electricity.
-Standing on top of a pillar, knowing that an entire ancient temple lies beneath me.
-Climbing through small openings in the walls on my back and stomach to see ancient crypts (and I think we may have entered the afterlife).
-The black ceiling with zodiac signs that so impressed the French, they brought the original ceiling home with them, which is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, and they made a copy which we now see.
There is so much more that I loved about this temple. If you enjoy learning about and seeing ancient Egyptian history, you will enjoy this video.
0:00 Pictorial Highlights of Dendera Temple
1:24 Main Gate
2:24 Ancient Stones and Mud Brick Wall (65 million mud bricks); statue of god Bes
3:30 Columns of goddess of Hathor and their meaning/Mammisi of King Nectanebo/god Horus
5:39 Receptacle with holy water
5:52 Stunning well-preserved ceiling with seven sections featuring colorful symbols and zodiac signs in Appearance Hall
14:07 Second Hall of Columns/Six rooms with different purposes/Silver Room with colorful hieroglyphics and reliefs/Liquid Room/Explanation of hieroglyphics and reliefs
16:31 Standing on top of a column with an entire temple below us that we can't see
17:48 Column featuring goddess Hathor and musical instrument/More rooms
18:26 Holy of the Holies for goddess Hathor/Hieroglyphics and Reliefs explained
20:34 Relief showing ancient light bulbs, giving rise to theory that ancient Egyptians had electricity
20:47 Hidden Crypts/Crawling through hole in the wall to get to crypts/Beautiful reliefs
22:08 Stone relief showing ancient light bulbs/Other crypt reliefs
22:44 Climbing up ladder and crawling through hole in wall to see more crypts/Crypts/Crawling back through hole and down ladder
25:40 "I'm in the Afterlife"
26:07 Chapel of the god Nut
27:07 Walking to the second floor on stairs that were melted in the middle to make walking effortless/Hieroglyphics and reliefs
28:12 Chapel of goddess Hathor
28:42 Chapel of god Osiris featuring black ceiling of the zodiac that the French took home with them and left a copy/Anamaly that can't be explained
30:37 Walking down steep staircase
31:48 Walking Outside and seeing Isis Temple and Reliefs of Cleopatra VII (the famous Cleopatra)
If you are coming to Egypt, I strongly recommend hiring Nour as your guide for your private or group tour. He is a Certified Egyptian Tour Guide & Travel Planner, who is based in Luxor and leads tours all over Egypt with custom itineraries. Here is his email address: plantoursofegypt@gmail.com and his WhatsApp numbers are +20 100 647 4623/+20 109 731 7719. If you mention this video to Nour, you will receive 10% off the tour price.
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