"Dendera, Hathor's oldest temple in Upper Egypt, ... The intricately painted ceiling and 24 Hathoric pillars in the Hypostyle Hall are breathtaking with splendid 2,000-year-old turquoise paint.

Only the Hypostyle Hall remains of the temple. This vestibule, a 121-foot-long, 65-foot-wide, and 50-foot-high sandstone structure held up by 24 columns, took 400 years to complete, per a press ...