Architectural Styles

    Ptolemaic Egypt

    Alt names / subperiods 

    Timeline

    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

    Macedonian Empire

     

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    332-30 BCE

    • Mix of Egyptian & Greek 
    • Corinthian columns
    • Composite column orders
    • colonadded porticoes
    • temple expansions
    • sacred spaces
    • catacombs
    • city layouts
    • public buildings
    • relief & sculptural decoration
    • iconography
    • gardens
    • waterworks
    • massive stone
    • Egypt

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Custom Hotel Examples

    • Theatresl
    • Gymnasiums
    • St. Mary’s Church Gdańsk
    • Temple of Horus at Edfu
    • Temple of Kom Ombo
    • The Great Library of Alexandria
    • Pharos of Alexandria (Lighthouse)
    • Temple of Isis at Philae
    • Colonnade of the Temple of Dendera,
    • Tombs of the Ptolemaic Nobility
    • Archaeological evidence of inns (xenon) in Alexandria and Memphis for merchants, pilgrims and diplomats
    • rest stops (Caravanserais) along trade routes
    • excavations at Karanis and Oxyrhynchus of large buildings for guests & animals]
    • papyrological evidence & tax records
    • temple facilities during holidays & festivals
    • cultural hospitality traditions
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