Dendera Temple The ceiling of the Hypostyle Hall at Dendera Temple is enriched with an incredible amount of figurative detail carved in low relief and painted in subtle shades against a blue background. The subjects include numerous deities and hybrid figures (some familiar, others much less so) and even astrological elements, such as recognisable figures from the zodiac. Over the centuries the ceiling had become so darkened by dirt and soot to become heavily obscured and hard to read, and this is how I saw it for the first time in the 1990s, when many visitors probably missed it altogether. Now it has been fully cleaned and restored it shines again not only as one of the glories of the temple but one of the most remarkable surviving decorative schemes of ancient Egypt. The contrast with its previous blackened, unrestored condition is dramatic, giving an entirely different impression from our previous visit. #Ägypten #lesvoyageuses #beautifulegypt #borntotravel #photooftheday #Kultur #travel #Ägypten #travelblogger #Tempel #exploreegypt #travelbucketlist #Urlaub #beautifulegypt #historicplaces #zodiac #Astronomie #Astrologe https://www.instagram.com/p/CCRAfVNs4Xk/?igshid=bfcke0f9p7gx