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The Temple Of Dendur Celebrating 50 Years At The Met The On april 28, 1967, united states president lyndon b. johnson awarded an ancient egyptian temple built in the first century b.c.—a gift from egypt to the united states—to the metropolitan museum of art. today the structure, the temple of dendur, is one of the iconic and most beloved works of art at the met. in celebration of the 50th. Architecture. the temple of dendur represents a modestly proportioned example of a building type, common in the ptolemaic and roman periods, that has its roots in earlier egyptian architecture. the building is characterized by an entrance hall ( pronaos) with columns separated by screen walls (only one is preserved), followed by two broad rooms.
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Celebrating The Temple Of Dendur The Metropolitan Museum Of Art The temple of dendur: celebrating 50 years at the met on april 28, 1967, united states president lyndon b. johnson awarded an ancient egyptian temple built in the first century b.c.—a gift from egypt to the united states—to the metropolitan museum of art. Today, the temple of dendur is one of the the temple of dendur: celebrating 50 years at the met | on april 28, 1967, united states president lyndon b. johnson awarded an ancient egyptian temple to the met. Sunday at 3pm and monday at 7pm. gallery 131, the temple of dendur. view tickets. the temple of dendur is the setting for the haunting world premiere of o holy father nicholas, commissioned by nektarios s. antoniou for the schola cantorum, and the metropolitan museum of art. created by the revered estonian composer arvo pärt, it celebrates the. Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the award of the temple of dendur to the met in a day filled with special offerings and activities. one of the museum's most iconic and best loved works of art, the temple was built of sandstone in around 15 b.c. and rescued during the 1960–80 unesco campaign to save the monuments of nubia.
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