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Aldokkan: Egyptian Architecture - http://www.aldokkan.com/art/architecture.htm
Describes the architectural style and development of Egyptian temples, mastabas and pyramids.

Building in Ancient Egypt - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/building/
A clear, illustrated introduction to the building process: materials, tools, methods, planning, forms. Descriptions of a worker's house at Deir el Medine and the townhouse of Djehutinefer.

Color Tour of Egypt - http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.php
The University of Memphis, US, provides expandable photographs and descriptions of major ancient monuments, accessed via a clickable map or a list.

Crystalinks: Ancient Egyptian Temples - http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptemples.html
Provides information about the functions, locations and characteristics of religious architecture in Egypt

Egyptian Architecture - http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/Prt12?sid=8379&x=1827072%20?Display=thu
San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.

History of Egyptian Architecture - http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/egypt.html
Covering sites such as the Temple of Karnak and Pyramids at Giza, among others.

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt - http://www.discoveringegypt.com
This artist offers computer-generated reconstructions of pyramids and temples as first built, along with interactive ground plans and images. Free screen savers, eCard, translator into hieroglyphics.

Minnesota University: Egyptian Architecture - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/architecture/architect.html
Read about the sphinx, fortresses, pyramids of Giza and the tombs of ancient Terenouthis.

Mysteries of the Nile - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
A team from the U.S. PBS TV programme Nova attempted to recreate the raising of an obelisk. History of obelisks, QTVR and standard images of temples, tombs, and other ancient Egyptian monuments.

Pilgrimage to Abydos - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Abydos/
World Art Treasures provides an interactive plan of the Egyptian temple, which leads to photographs, history and description. Glossary available.

Sphinx and Pyramids - Dr. Zahi Hawass - http://guardians.net/hawass/sphinx-pyramid-main.htm
Collection of articles about the Pyramids and their builders. Includes updates on the Sphinx and Pyramid restoration projects

The Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple - http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/
Computer-rendered walk-through of the interior of an imaginary ancient Egyptian temple, designed by Christina Paul. Bibliography.

The Egyptian Tomb of Menna - http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/virtual-museum/Menna/
A virtual reality reconstruction of this 18th-dynasty Theban tomb by William L. Mitchell, Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Palace of Rameses III - http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/rameses/
Mohammed Motlib uses computer-reconstruction to show how the Window of Appearance could have been used. Part of The Virtual Study Tour, from the New Zealand School of Architecture.

Wikipedia: Ancient Egyptian Architecture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_architecture
An illustrated description of the architecture of ancient Egypt and its characteristics.

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