Architectural drawings of ancient Egyptian era are very popular. The best examples of architectural design are Pramid of Giza, the Sphinx or even drawings on pieces of pottery and stone. During this period, the mud brick sunburned, and stone were used as building materials.Since the period of the Old Empire, the stone was used to build tombs and temples and bricks only royal palaces and fortresses. The architecture of the tombs was given importance since the first period.
The architecture of the Old Kingdom and the Middle is very unique. Places of worship have received attention. There was a separete architectural design for religious and funeral.The military architecture has also formed a part of ancient Egyptian architecture. Military architecture flourished at the time of Ayyubite the. Fortresses and towers of the Middle Kingdom are examples of this form of architecture. Buildings for charity developed as a new form of architecture.
Other examples of the architecture is the temple complex of Karnak and Luxor Temple.Another interesting aspect of ancient Egyptian designs are the tombs. The mummified bodies of the deceased were kept in tombs. The first tomb was to use a simple hole in the ground. This hole was large enough to keep the deceased in it with some products. This type of tomb was used by the lower classes. Mastaba tombs were single graves were originally used to guard the tomb of kings.
The body would be buried in coffins and large a narrow pit was constructed which led to the place of burial. A false door was a crucial part of the decoration of the tomb. The false door bore inscriptions and images of things associated with the deceased during his lifetime. Another type of tomb was built pyramid with six in 2700 BC. He became a pyramid in its true sense around 2500 BC. As its name suggests, it consists of six steps leading to the top of the pyramid has four flat triangular faces without steps.
Valley of the Kings is another type of tomb. The famous tomb of Tutankhamun can be found here. Houses were made of mud bricks. First houses were built with mud and straw mixture was dried. The structure of the house depended on the ability of its author. Some people have used the stone as a building material to build their homes. Stone houses from turned out to be a long duration compared to clay bricks.Rich or nobles lived in villas.
The villas were large houses consist of at least 25-30-rooms. There was a family room, bedroom, pantry, bathroom, etc., in each villa. The houses had a front and a rear door about four feet from the ground. The house of peasants and poor was less than the villa.The houses of the rich have tiled floors and painted walls. All the houses have flat roofs. Furniture are not part of the house as it is today.
The rich had beds and mattresses, while the straw mattress used for sleeping mats or poor. The Egyptian people reed baskets used to store their belongings. All ancient Egyptian houses had windows that were built to a height such that the sunlight does not penetrate through them. The windows were rectangular and were covered with linen. The houses were covered with whitewash.
This helped to reduce the temperature of the house. Lamps made from clay bowls or composite stone palm nut oil were used for lightning. The wick was made of linen or papyrus same. Egyptians decorated the lamp stands shaped columns. Bathrooms and toilets were a common feature in all homes.