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:• Caliza stone • Sandstone

The machines that they use

• They used a very large number of laboures to add this brutal forces

Examples: pulleys, ramps etc..

Parts of the building

Type of structure

Massive because its made up of

heavy and large elements

They are stable and rigid and they are higth resistance

Parts of the structure

• The temple of edfu has:• Columns • Beams • Walls

Stresses of the elemnts

The colums support

compression

The walls support

compression

The beams support bending

DONE BY:

• Nadia • Miguel • Kristina

ANY QUESTIONS ?