Medinet Habu - temple of Ramses III

Medinet Habu is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, an important New Kingdom period structure in the location of the same name on the West Bank of the Nile opposite Luxor.
The temple, some 150 m long, is well preserved and surrounded by a massive mudbrick enclosure, which may have been fortified. The original entrance is through a fortified gate-house, known as a migdol.
Just inside the enclosure, to the south, are chapels of Amenirdis I, Shepenupet II and Nitiqret, all of whom had the title of Divine Adoratrice of Amun.
The first pylon leads into an open courtyard, lined with colossal statues of Ramses III as Osiris on one side, and uncarved columns on the other. The second pylon leads into a peristyle hall, again featuring columns in the shape of Ramesses. Following a ramp through a columned portico one reaches the third pylon and entrance to the large hypostyle hall.