The Scenes of the Kiosk at the First and Second Dynasties Period.

Reem Ahmed Amein,, Faten Hamdy El-Elimi, Mofida Hassan El Weshahy, Habiba Mohamed El-Menyawy.



Abstract:

Ancient Egyptian architecture was influenced by geography in general and religious architecture as part of it. The qualitative stability of the climate in Egypt led to the ancient Egyptian way of life being characterized by stability. So, the Ancient Egyptians saw that gods must also settle in places, and they took special symbols and bodies for them, and they started making statues for them and erecting temples for them in order to present them with offerings.

A style of buildings influenced by religious architecture was known, namely the Kiosk, It's like a shrine; it was erected on a high hill of rammed clay or stone. It was preceded by some steps and topped by a canopy over two columns with its façade. It had a wall in the back and the roof of the kiosk was in the form of a roof sloping in two directions or a flat vault. Two inscriptions on its canopy were found during religious ceremonies.

Objectives:

• Identify of the meaning of the kiosk.

• Studying the types of the kiosk and its function.

• Highlighting the scenes of the kiosk in the tombs and temples in the first and second dynasties era.



Key words:

Kiosk, Religious architecture.