Alex Lapidus - 7:24 PM - Public
Back in Color
The Hathor Temple in the Dendera complex (Egypt) is benefiting from an extensive restoration: a couple of thousand years of soot is being cleaned, and the original colors are emerging again. After seeing carvings without paint in other locations, it was astonishing to see color like this, and amazing that it has survived. Buildings on this site have been discovered going back over four thousand years, but the currently visible structures date back "only" as far as the fourth century BC.
For #travelthursday curated by +Laura Mitchum and #historythursdaycurated by +Matt Shalvatis.
The Hathor Temple in the Dendera complex (Egypt) is benefiting from an extensive restoration: a couple of thousand years of soot is being cleaned, and the original colors are emerging again. After seeing carvings without paint in other locations, it was astonishing to see color like this, and amazing that it has survived. Buildings on this site have been discovered going back over four thousand years, but the currently visible structures date back "only" as far as the fourth century BC.
For #travelthursday curated by +Laura Mitchum and #historythursdaycurated by +Matt Shalvatis.
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