
Medinet Habu, Egypt
Medinet Habu is the best-preserved monument on the West Bank, often overlooked by visitors to the Valley of the Kings or the Ramaseum in Thebes (Luxor). 7,000 square kilometers decorated surfaces are revealed in front of the eyes.
According to the history, this complex Medinet Habu was built in honor of Ramses III, who was the last of the great pharaohs of Egypt.
It is he who is depicted on a majestic pylon, with a mace in one hand and clutching the bones of his defeated enemies in the other. During its heyday, Medinet Habu certainly resembled a city surrounded by walls and temples, equipped with small chapels and dormitories for priests. Medinet Habu was the administrative center of the district.
A high portal introduces the territory of Medinet Habu, erected and symbolizing victory in the Middle East. It is a three-storey building in Syrian style, and on the top floor are the rooms of the king, decorated with bas-reliefs depicting flexible dancers. You enter a large courtyard and a road to the most important temple. In front of it are the Chapels of the Divine Adorers - death-related chapels of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
Although passing by other interesting parts of Medinet Habu, the view still goes to the captivating temple of Ramses III. An entrance pylon leads to the First Courtyard, which is painted with quite interesting scenes - Ramses sitting on the severed heads of captives, which are very realistically turned into medieval floodplains with fantastic figures.
The walls of the courtyard of Medinet Habu also depict the scribes who counted the severed heads and tongues, as well as countless hieroglyphs and images. We should not miss the Second Courtyard, as well as the Crown Hall, which is an expression of the former greatness. In Medinet Habu are the remains of the royal palace, as well as the stinking black "Sacred Lake". It served as a place of worship for Ozoros and is still believed that there is some kind of magical properties to bestow fertility on the barren.








