Egyptian Architecture Vs Mesopotamian Architecture

From the reign of King Gilgamesh, to the rise and fall of the Egyptian empire, and the ancient Aegean civilizations, there have been an abundance of artifacts and structures discovered that have been uniquely influenced by the great quantity of differences between the many cultures and leaders, whom have altered the numerous techniques that continued to influence later civilizations. Ancient architecture was often created for places of worship for religious idols; however, there have been many great leaders that dwelled in divine palaces as well. Powerful leaders were often times buried in great structures for their afterlife, to be remembered as a powerful figure in history. There are many reasons as to why architecture is put where it is, and for what its purpose was, but there are large quantities of different kinds of the same structures influenced by different …show more content…
The Egyptian Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir Bahri, Egypt is one of the most well-known temples that represent a small portion of Egyptian culture during the Middle Kingdom; the temple had shrines to Amen, Hathor and Anubis. The Egyptian temples were made with stone, to last forever and ceilings were mostly supported by flared columns. The Egyptians used numerous styles of columns to construct their temples. Papyriform Columns represent papyrus plants from the shaft up to the capital. Engaged columns are connected with a wall and were the earliest known stone columns, located at Djoser’s Mortuary Palace in Saqqara, Egypt. These columns have shafts and capitals that represent papyrus plants as well. In the Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amen-Re in Karnak, Egypt (19th Dynasty ca. 1290-1224), there are 64 foot high columns in the center of the temple with capitals stretching 22 feet in diameter raising the roof’s middle section forming a clerestory that emits light through windows that have stone