Malkata «TRENDING»

The complex is a monumental feat of mud-brick engineering, sprawling across approximately . (PDF) Lacovara and Winkels 2018 - The painted palace

Malkata , also known as Malqata, was a vast ancient Egyptian palace-city built by during the 18th Dynasty (c. 1391–1353 BC) on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes. Originally named Per Hai ("The House of Rejoicing"), it served as the king's principal royal residence and the site of his three great Sed-festivals (jubilees). The site is particularly famous for its remarkably preserved painted plaster floors and ceilings , which provide unique insights into royal Egyptian interior design. Architectural Features Malkata