Hathor temple Dandara

The temple of Dandara is one of the largest temples in Egypt.

It is one of the temples that was not influenced by geographic factors or wars.
The temple is surrounded by a brick wall of 1200 meters long.
Inside this wall, things other than the temple itself complement its splendor.

Temple complex, 

Its beauty is attributed to the Eleventh Dynasty, the Ptolemaic chamber and the Cleopatra bath, as well as the birth house of the 30th Dynasty and the birth home of the Roman era. A chapel, a Coptic church from the fifth century AD and another birth home for King Nakhtanbo, the Temple of Isis, a group of water wells and a scale of the Nile.

It is considered a legend in the architectural architecture of the Pharaonic inscriptions The magnificent and magnificent roof and beautiful columns and beautiful Entrance,
which completely reflects the splendor of ancient Pharaonic architecture,
which is not comparable to any other building in short is the largest and most wonderful in Egypt.
The temple of Dandra is known to the archaeologists of the temple of Goddess Hathor, goddess of love,
beauty and motherhood among the ancient Egyptians. The temple is located in Qena, south of Cairo.
It was built over five thousand years ago and was considered a holy city for Egyptians at this time.
It is composed of several temples and religious buildings The area of ​​40000 square meters is close to the banks of the Nile,
although it was created by the Pharaohs and specifically in the era of the last Pharaohs Egyptians
The façade of the temple of Hathor is one of the finest ancient pharaonic facades of temples.
Its width is 35 meters and its height is 12.5 meters. The façade of the temple is topped by huge columns,
the highest of which are crowned with drawings of the heads of the god Hathor and the columns that carry the roof of the temple hall.

The temples consist of the entire temple of Dandara. These 18 columns surround a group of rooms, which are used to provide offerings such as food,
incense, and liquid offerings such as water, silver lanterns and all objects presented to the god Hathor.

The Ceiling of the Dandara temple is an innovative masterpiece that paves the door for tourists.
It is one of the most prominent architectural antiques in the history of ancient Egypt. You can reach the upper ceiling by the stairs of the walls of these stairs, decorated with statues of the priestly processions,
as they ascend the stairs carrying Hathor statues in wonderful Pharaonic inscriptions

The great pyramid climbers

When did it start and who was the first person to climb the great pyramid of Giza?

"Hefnawi Abdulnabi", was associated with the name of the Great Pyramid,
And continued climbing daily for half a century, worked for a period in the Antiquities Authority, and then a guide to the pyramids.
After attempts, Hefnaoui managed to climb the pyramid up to the summit in a record time of "6 minutes",in 1951.
His fame became known and the officials asked him to accompany the guests of Egypt who wanted to climb the summit of Khufu pyramid.
The first official to step up with him was "Bevin," the former foreign minister of England. After the revolution,
He was named by Mohammed Najib the first presedent of Egypt as the hero of the heroes. The title continued to be followed by everyone. Tourists called him a champ.
And accompanied him on his visit to the pyramid.

Here you can see a video of the first rare attempt for climbing the pyramid in 1951

 Hefnawi Abdulnabi

Egypt issued a law in the late 1990s prohibiting the climbing of the pyramids, whether for Egyptians or foreigners,
to preserve the stones of the impact and not to tamper with it and break it to take memorial pieces,
as was the case in some cases, as well as in the interest of saving life,
which introduces offenders to imprisonment for a period of up to three years.

German tourist receives life ban from Egypt for climbing Giza pyramid

In January 2016
Andrej Ciesielski from Munich scaled the 139-metre structure – also known as the Pyramid of Cheops –  to take photos and videos, despite strict laws against doing so that could have ended in a three-year prison sentence.

Egypt's antiquities ministry confirmed the 18-year-old’s travel ban to German authorities in Cairo.