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Stabilizing the walls


The building seen from the west, with the partly collapsed stone roof of the third room in the foreground


Although nicknamed the "Administration Building" for its dominating position on a hill at the southern end of the site, the architecture of this structure resembles more that of a temple. It consist of three large rooms. The third, which is partly cut out of the rock, has portions of its stone roof still in place. The door of the second room is flanked by niches, each crowned by a tympanum. The door itself has a cavetto moulding on top, characteristic of Pharaonic architecture. The walls were partly stabilized during the summer 2002 and winter 2003 seasons, but the over four meters high walls require a more thorough reconstruction to survive the coming years.

Conservation: the administration building
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big temple
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small temple