pylon

Examples of pylon in the following topics:

• Ancient Egyptian Monuments

  • At the front of each court was a pylon (broad, flat towers) that held flagpoles.
  • It includes the 79-foot high First Pylon, friezes, statues, and columns.
  • Shown here is the entrance pylon of Luxor Temple, one of the major New Kingdom temples.

• Architecture of the New Kingdom

  • This complex is comprised of a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings.
  • An enormous pylon representing scenes of the great pharaoh's reign stood before one of the opening courts, with the royal palace at the left and a gigantic statue of the king looming up at the back.
  • Oriented northwest and southeast, the temple itself comprised two stone pylons (gateways, some 60 m wide), one after the other, each leading into a courtyard.

• Polytheism

  • The Temple of Isis at Philae, with pylons and an enclosed court on the right and the inner building at left.

• Architecture of the Middle Kingdom

  • Built by Senusret I, it was comprised of a vast mix of temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings.

• Ancient Egyptian Art

  • It includes the 79-foot high First Pylon, friezes, statues, and columns.