Egyptian temples were not only colorful, but also gleamed in glistening gold. Columns, gates and obelisks have been covered in gold since the beginning of the Pharaonic Period. Researchers also know ...

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery at the Temple of Edfu during restoration work on the temple’s roof, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, having ...

The restoration of the walls of the Edfu Temple in Upper Egypt has revealed stunning new scenes and vivid colours, reports Nevine El-Aref On the west bank of the Nile in Edfu in Upper Egypt stands the ...

The temple of Edfu is over 2,000 years old and centuries of dirt had built up on its walls. All the grime covered vibrant colors that add a new layer of meaning to the inscriptions. Restoring the ...

Egyptian and German experts have successfully restored the lost colors and glimmering metals that once enlivened ancient Egypt’s second largest, and perhaps best preserved, temple. Since 2021, Egypt’s ...

A joint archeological mission revealed the original colors of the Edfu Temple, as well as never-before-seen hieroglyphic inscriptions. Reading time 2 minutes The ongoing restoration of one of the ...

Since the Esna Temple restoration began in 2018, impressive milestones have been achieved, including restoring the ceiling paintings illustrating ancient constellations and the goddess Nut and ...

When Auguste Mariette, who had been sent eight years earlier by the Louvre Museum to Egypt in search of ancient manuscripts, was appointed Conservator of Monuments by the Egyptian government in 1858, ...