The most common types of architectural styles during the Egyptian time period where of course the pyramids. These were a huge fiet in and of themselves! The purpose of the pyramids was a protective shield to encase the mummy of an Egyptian royalty. Along with the body of the royalty was also found their jewels and worldly possessions. They were a symbol of the Pharaoh’s strength, power and wealth. The stones were cut five mm and then fit together to form the triangular shape of the pyramid.
Monarchy was the type of government and the pharaoh was the most important so the fact that they built pyramids and paid so much attention to the pyramids shows how much government influenced their design process.
Sphinxes were also very popular; they were an animal body with the head of deity. They were about 150 feet long.
The temples that were adjacent to the pyramids were sacred areas.
The Egyptians lived in simple homes made of mud brick and were usually one to two rooms. The wealthier had many rooms sometimes multiple levels. Egypt is located on the Nile giving them access to a lot of grass, reeds and mud. This was influential in most of the design of the homes, and furniture.
Some of the most common motifs used during this time were reliefs which are carvings popped out from the wall or carved into the wall. They were mostly used on exterior walls and then plastered over. Geometric shapes, animals, birds, plants and humans usually decorated the walls of their homes pyramids and temples. They lived in the desert and only saw each other and wild animals; as a result the animals influence their motifs and furniture.
The colors that they used were orange, red, brown, taupe, yellow, green, ivory and ebony.
Furniture during this time was very scarce; this is when they were developing the use of chairs and beds. The beds they had usually had a headrest on them were slanted or curved the body. The seats were wide and low with the seats having a deep seat. The legs were usually animal legs. In poorer houses they didn’t have beds at all simply reed mats to sleep on.
Monarchy was the type of government and the pharaoh was the most important so the fact that they built pyramids and paid so much attention to the pyramids shows how much government influenced their design process.
Sphinxes were also very popular; they were an animal body with the head of deity. They were about 150 feet long.
The temples that were adjacent to the pyramids were sacred areas.
The Egyptians lived in simple homes made of mud brick and were usually one to two rooms. The wealthier had many rooms sometimes multiple levels. Egypt is located on the Nile giving them access to a lot of grass, reeds and mud. This was influential in most of the design of the homes, and furniture.
Some of the most common motifs used during this time were reliefs which are carvings popped out from the wall or carved into the wall. They were mostly used on exterior walls and then plastered over. Geometric shapes, animals, birds, plants and humans usually decorated the walls of their homes pyramids and temples. They lived in the desert and only saw each other and wild animals; as a result the animals influence their motifs and furniture.
The colors that they used were orange, red, brown, taupe, yellow, green, ivory and ebony.
Furniture during this time was very scarce; this is when they were developing the use of chairs and beds. The beds they had usually had a headrest on them were slanted or curved the body. The seats were wide and low with the seats having a deep seat. The legs were usually animal legs. In poorer houses they didn’t have beds at all simply reed mats to sleep on.