Porter, Jermain G · Boston : Ginn & Company · leaf 32
ects theyresembled gigantic telescopes.Their ground plan was such,with chamber and ante-cham-ber connected by ever-narrow-ing apertures, that a beam oflight entering through theouter pylon would pass alongthe whole length of the tem-ple, until finally it penetratedto the inmost sanctuary andthere… … Ground Plan of Temple atThebes (Lepsius) A. Pylon B. Inner sanctuary 6 THE STAES IN SONG AND LEGEND at the time of the summer solstice. The motive thatsuggested this arrangement we can readily under-stand. The rising of the Nile was to the Egyptiansthe most important event of the year, and this…
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