The Great Temple of the Aten was located just north of the Central City and, as the largest temple dedicated to the Aten, was where Akhenaten fully established the proper cult and worship of the sun-disk.

Amarna (/ əˈmɑːrnə /; Arabic: العمارنة, romanized: al-ʿAmārna) is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the ruins of Akhetaten, the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was established in 1346 BC, built at the direction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC. [1]

The Great Temple of the Aton was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna (ancient Akhetaten), Egypt. It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aton during the reign of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 BCE).

Today, Akhetaten is known as Amarna, a sprawling archaeological site in the province of Minya, halfway between Cairo and Luxor. With its beautifully decorated tombs and vast mud-brick ruins, it is the best-preserved pharaonic city in Egypt.

Jan 20, 2015 · The Amarna period, roughly 1353-1336 BCE, introduced a new form of art that completely contradicted what was known and revered in the Egyptian culture.

The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or simply Amarna) was the short-lived capital built by the ‘heretic’ Pharaoh Akhenaten and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1332 BCE). It was here that he pursued his vision of a society dedicated to the cult of …

The aim of the Amarna Project is a comprehensive analysis of the cult activities in the temple, including older and new finds, in the hope of gaining new insights into Akhenaten's conception of the 'perfect' cult site for the sun god Aten.

King Akhenaten's Main Temple to the Sun God at Amarna: How Archaeology is Revealing its Development and Use. Written and pictorial sources from Amarna tell us something called the 'House of the Aten' was the most important place where Akhenaten's vision of the Aten, the creator sun-god, was celebrated.

Oct 6, 2024 · The artistic elements within the Great Temple of Aten highlight the unique aesthetic of the Amarna period. Frescoes and reliefs depicted the sun god Aten, Akhenaten, and his queen Nefertiti in intimate and familial contexts, a departure from traditional representations of pharaohs.

The Amarna Period took place at the end of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt between 1353-1322 BCE and refers to the reigns of pharaoh’s Amenophis IV (Akhenaten), Nefernefruaten, Smenkhkare, and Tutankhamun, see Figure 1.