and other acts of nature.
Types
There are three kinds of ancient Egyptian architecture:buildings for the living,buildings housing the dead and religious buildings such as temples and shrines(神殿).Some of the world's most identifiable(可辨认的)structures come from ancient Egypt,such as the Great Pyramid,one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The region's lack of rain and wood,coupled with much sunshine,made bricks the best building material in ancient Egypt.Nile mud,when mixed with straw,produced strong bricks.Houses were made of river mud.Stone was also used,although not as much as river mud.Stone was typically used for building temples and tombs,while bricks were used in building royal palaces and fortresses.Because there wasn't much wood available,it was rarely a source for building materials.
The pyramids
Most historians believe the pyramids of ancient Egypt were tombs for Egypt's pharaohs(法老)during both the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom periods.Other theories claim the pyramids were used as sundials or giant geometric(几何学的)puzzles.The largest of the pyramids,built around 2530 B.C., was for the final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu.Until the early 1900s,it was the largest building on Earth.
Temples
Ancient Egyptians viewed their temples as homes to their gods.Temples could be either single buildings or huge complexes.The most important part of the temple was the shrine.It_was_there_that_the_image_of_a_god_was_housed.Many of the temples of ancient Egypt became complex building systems.
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