. Kings and gods of Egypt . er terrace, enclosed by a colon-nade with a granite door, which forms the entranceto a vestibule built against the mountain-side andleading to the Holy of Holies, hewn in the rock(Plate IV). On either side of the highest terracea space was reserved: the one on the left, a hall ofofferings for the worship of the queen; the one onthe right, a court with an altar dedicated to thegod RA-Harmakhis (Fig. i). Such, in broad outline, is the plan of this all others arc characterised by a succes-sion of halls, either covered or open, each oneformic ! were, a sc
. Kings and gods of Egypt . er terrace, enclosed by a colon-nade with a granite door, which forms the entranceto a vestibule built against the mountain-side andleading to the Holy of Holies, hewn in the rock(Plate IV). On either side of the highest terracea space was reserved: the one on the left, a hall ofofferings for the worship of the queen; the one onthe right, a court with an altar dedicated to thegod RA-Harmakhis (Fig. i). Such, in broad outline, is the plan of this all others arc characterised by a succes-sion of halls, either covered or open, each oneformic ! were, a screen to intercept our view oi the ne beyond, here, on the contrary, we have Oueen Hatshopsitu and Her Temple 5 three successive terraces, their porticoes and col-onnades showing afar off all the details of theirsuperposed structures. There obtrude upon theeye no pylons of colossal height, no hypostyle hallswith ponderous ceilings and gigantic columns; (^ -S* Ttf\rVB OF C2122 El 3/.MA2J. IllfUVt »!«»•U«TOIU>. vr=? i. - .>•*=; ^v<? Fig. 1.—Plan of the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, after Clarke.(Ed. Naville, Deir-el-Bahari, vi, pi. 169.) light is harmoniously distributed over the wholestructure; and there are more open spaces than inother temples. All the parts, being terraced, arevisible at a glance. Moreover, as the develop-ment of the colonnades makes for breadth ratherthan height, the necessity for huge blocks of stone 6 Kings and Gods of Egypt is obviated, and the choicest material could beemployed. The visible parts are, consequently,built of limestone of finest texture and the mostdazzling whiteness, from which the red and bluepaintings stand out in bold relief. The colonnadeswith their rectangular, hexagonal, or sixteen-sided columns are artistically suited to the posi-tions they occupy and to their place in the generalscheme of the structure. All the dimensions arebalanced and harmoniously proportioned, all thedecoration is sober and restrained. The pillars
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