AHIS 120gp Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tiye, Clerestory, Amen
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Great temple of amun karnak 1292 = 1190 bc : Also referred to a place where the common people stole the name of the majesty. The columns support a central roof made of stone. The center rows are 66ft high so that you could have opening called clerestory to admit light and some air. The columns have different (cid:862)(cid:272)apitals(cid:863) or head of (cid:272)olu(cid:373)(cid:374). These are (cid:373)ea(cid:374)ts to depi(cid:272)t the lotus a(cid:374)d pap(cid:455)rus. These (cid:272)olu(cid:373)(cid:374)s are (cid:373)ea(cid:374)t to sho(cid:449) pharaoh"s achievements and power, and make the observer feel insignificant. These houses were made of natural materials like reeds plants. Queen tiy amarna period 1352 bce: she was a commoner by birth she was the main wife of her father. Her title (cid:449)as (cid:862)the (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)ho k(cid:374)o(cid:449)s(cid:863)/ he (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374)ed her ties to (cid:374)u(cid:271)ia. It is (cid:373)ade of e(cid:271)o(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:271)o(cid:454)(cid:449)ood, and 3. 5inches. She wore a headdress that represents the vultures skin of a goddess of an upper egypt.
