THE TEMPLE OF EDFU

Where is the temple ?

West banks of the river

Nile

In the city of Edfu

Who ordered the construction and when was it ?

Ptolemaic period

between 237 to 57 BC

Constructed by ramsses ll,

ramsses l and seti l

RAMSSES II RAMSSES I SETI I

Who was the architecture who designed it ?

Imhotep and he also designed the

pyramid of saqqara

PYRAMID OS SAQQARA

TEMPLE OF EDFU

What materials did they use to constructed it?

• The materials were:• limestone stone • Sandstone

The machines that they use

Examples: pulleys, ramps etc..

Parts of the building

Type of structure

MASSIVE

HEAVY

RESISTANT

RIGID

Parts of the structure

• The Temple of Edfu has:• Columns • Beams • Walls

Stresses of the elemnts

colums compression

walls compression

beams bending

DONE BY:

• Nadia • Miguel • Kristina

ANY QUESTIONS ?