Royal Palace In Ancient Egypt

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The Royal Palace's in ancient Egypt served multiple functions by not only housing the king and his family, but they were also the center of government administration within the area. They were places of stately representation where the Pharaohs demonstrated their power of kingship to both the people of Egypt and to foreign envoy's, and on account of the ancient civilization believed the pharaoh was partially divine the stage for ritual performance was also performed to honor the deities that the palace was dedicated to.
Each palace, temple, tomb that was constructed during these times went through foundation rituals which is where the ceremony on breaking ground came from. The ancient Egyptians did however have a more elaborate way of conducting

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