Dendure
The Temple of Dendure housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a symbol of the rivalry of a forgotten ancient Egyptian Architecture. Having removed from its dismantled situation the temple was relocated and successfully placed in a way that the Temple’s massing and material compliments with its contemporary site and context. Moreover, its new site set up harmonizes with the previous site creating an opportunity to view the temple from a different and better perspective. The temple located in the secular wing, is set up in an elevated base that is raised up to two steps and it is surrounded by a sidewalk with a pool in the middle. The base that has a brighter gray tone with a smooth texture, compliments the
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However, the two sphinx-like sculpture, one smaller than the other; and the tilted glass façade breaks the symmetry and generates hierarchy. on the other hand, the modern material compliments the original stone in terms of color and texture. The background, sidewalk and the base were constructed out of different types of granites. The background of the temple has the same block assembling patterns used from the Temple’s grid from its stone assembly. Also, the translucent ceiling and the tilted glass creates grids with white concrete and steel panels. However, the wall opposite to the tilted glass facade has plain and smooth texture and color that compliments the grids. The reflected image of the temple at water component generates a sense of its original site. Besides all the design aspects, the ornamentation of the temple makes it stand out triggering a sense of time and relates the structure with the mythology. The images depict a sense of a social, agricultural, historical and spiritual aspects of the people from the particular era. The Temple of Dendured has been considered as a holy place for thousands of years. However, over the change of time, people and society the actual aspects of the temple has been forgotten. However, as the structure was dismantled people started to actually treat this as a broken structure no knowing the value and the history behind it. It was logical
However, the two sphinx-like sculpture, one smaller than the other; and the tilted glass façade breaks the symmetry and generates hierarchy. on the other hand, the modern material compliments the original stone in terms of color and texture. The background, sidewalk and the base were constructed out of different types of granites. The background of the temple has the same block assembling patterns used from the Temple’s grid from its stone assembly. Also, the translucent ceiling and the tilted glass creates grids with white concrete and steel panels. However, the wall opposite to the tilted glass facade has plain and smooth texture and color that compliments the grids. The reflected image of the temple at water component generates a sense of its original site. Besides all the design aspects, the ornamentation of the temple makes it stand out triggering a sense of time and relates the structure with the mythology. The images depict a sense of a social, agricultural, historical and spiritual aspects of the people from the particular era. The Temple of Dendured has been considered as a holy place for thousands of years. However, over the change of time, people and society the actual aspects of the temple has been forgotten. However, as the structure was dismantled people started to actually treat this as a broken structure no knowing the value and the history behind it. It was logical