Like the West Asiatic Architecture, the Egyptian era of Architecture was also a very religious part of Architecture. I noticed that the early generations based their philosophies of design through their faith, beliefs and gods and goddesses.
Personally, I value the Egyptian structures because they’re still almost the same when they were made. The pyramids are still a solid structure. The tombs and temples are almost the same before. The columns are still carved the way it used to be. They were able to stand still through time. Although some statues are either stolen, a lion figure with no nose, an eagle with no head, or, an empty stand where a figure once stood. The hieroglyphics on the obelisk are rubbed out. Nevertheless, they’re still rock hard solid.
Some people these days are planning to revive the Egyptian structures combined with more modern materials, which can be a good idea, but I think the ancient structures will always be more beautiful and more meaningful in today’s revived structures. I see a lot of structures being revived such as the Sphinx at St. Petersburg, some Egyptian columns at some colleges and universities. This is a good idea, because we would be able to see the boldness of the design of the Egyptian structures.
But, even though that the modernized structures are more innovative and very pleasing to the eyes, we must still not forget where they originally came from. We should always look back on how passionate they were about their lifestyles. We should also know how the slaves suffered while building the Pyramids. Looking back at their ancient structures, we would be able to recognize and remember their hard work and history.
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