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The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)

Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 35

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aracterised by having a pylon consisting of twomassive structures right and left of the entrance, which aresomewhat like the two towers that one sometimes sees on thewest front of our Enghsh cathedrals. In Denderah we have an example of the second group,in which the massive pylon is omitted. In… … GREAT CUUllT OF IIKAVEX. AT THK ENTilANCE TO THE HATllUR TEMPLE AT DEXDEKAH. 16 THE DAWN OF ASTliOXOMY [Chap. II. imiver.sally in close proximity to the propylon, were obelisks,often of gigantic proportions, exceeding one liundred feetin height and many hundreds of tons in weight, which it hassince…

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