Dendera Temple Complex
معبد دندرة
A Ptolemaic-Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Hathor, famous for its blue starry ceiling paintings and the Dendera Zodiac.
Dendera lies about 70 km north of Luxor, near Qena. The main temple is nearly intact, including its roof, underground chambers and staircases. The ceiling of the multi-column hall has regained vivid astronomical murals after cleaning, and a replica of the zodiac relief is on a small shrine on the roof (the original is in the Louvre). The exterior walls feature reliefs of Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion. A private car takes about 1.5 hours one way, admission is about 450 Egyptian pounds, and it is often combined with Abydos as a day trip.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Howard Carter House
- Valley of the Kings
- Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- Luxor Hot Air Balloon
- Tombs of the Nobles (Sheikh Abd el-Qurna)
- Ramesseum
- Deir el-Medina
- Valley of the Queens & Tomb of Nefertari