Scroll left to view more. Difficult. "[1][3], The temple base has carvings of papyrus and lotus plants growing out of the Nile, symbolizing the god Hapi. The stonemasons who erected the little temple of Dendur on the banks of the Nile some 2,000 years ago could have never imagined that it might someday vanish beneath the waters of a lakeor that its rescue would mean reconstruction in a land that no one dreamed existed. Here is an interesting article from News With Views by Thomas Horn : FRANK McGEE OF NBC-TV SIGNS OFF THE AIR ON NOV. 22, 1963 (VIDEO VERSION). There was a real estate operator in Florida; Southern Illinois University was thinking of putting the temple in the Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome after Expo was over; and a group of towns in Southern Illinois with names like Cairo (the little Egypt of Illinois) found in the coincidence of nomenclature sufficient reason for wanting the temple.. Even so, the names of these visitors remind us of people who visited the temple when it was still in Egypt. In fact, it is probably more significant that Jackie lived through the completion of this project: she was a driving force to have Americansupportforthe relocation of the Abu Simbel temples, after she was alerted about this campaign by Luther Gulick. Things began to get crowded despite police efforts there at the rear of the hospital, the Emergency room. Temple of Dendur, c. 15 BC. The Temple of Dendur, Period: Similar to the Abu Simbel sites, this monument also had to be deconstructed and relocated due to the Aswan High Dam. Jackie Kennedy Riding a Camel in Egypt, March 28, 1974 In gratitude for Jackie Kennedy's role in helping to preserve the Abu Simbel site, the President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel-Nasser, presented Jackie Kennedy with an ivory sculpture of an ancient Egyptian barge. And the office then was let go and sent home? It really happened. Mr. Jenkins said that he might have heard before that. while never compromising their values, Graham said.. bring the Gospel into neighborhoods and homes in every corner of America next year., I think Sodomy has many meanings besides the obvious. Stories in Stone: How an Egyptian Temple Tells Its Story. This is the new and modern Parkland Hospital with some of the best facilities in this part of the country to which the President was taken after he was shot. Franz Christian Gau, "Dendur, interior view of the porch," in Antiquits de la Nubie (Stuttgart, 1822), plate 25b. The crowd at the Dallas Airport was to a large measure a young crowd. Mrs. Kennedy reportedly held up very well inside. In Boston, Massachussetts the late Presidents home (Walter Cronkite adjusts his glasses) Richard Cardinal Cushing, a life long friend of the Kennedy family, made plans to leave immediately for Hyannis Port (licks) uh to be with uh Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy and the Presidents mother uh Mrs. Rose Kennedy. The Holy Catholic Trinity Church is located at3811 Oak Lawn Ave. Was this man also in one of the cars in the parade? [3] The two brothers were both sitting and holding in one hand a staff called a scepter, a symbol of authority and the symbol of life. And the office then was let go and sent home? Most people dont shake hands with the President and why would she wait for 69 years to do so? [2] Six years after being dismantled, the blocks were packed in 661 crates and transported to the United States by the freighter SS Concordia Star. She was heard only to say : Jack Jack No No.. Are these actors inserting themselves in a holographic movie of the events involved in the assassination of JFK. Shots taken just before the shooting occurred. [2][6], The temple complex was on a 30 metres (98ft) sandstone platform or terrace overlooking the Nile. Some efforts were made when the Presidential Party first arrived at the hospital to keep pictures from being taken. From Egypt, Nubia, Dendur, West bank of the Nile River, 50 miles South of Aswan, Temple proper: H. 6.40 m (21 ft.); W. 6.40 m (21 ft.); L. 12.50 m (41 ft.); Gate: H. 8.08 m (26.5 ft.); W. 3.66 m (12 ft.); D. 3.35 m (11 ft.), Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967, Links to online essays about The Temple of Dendur: Celebrating 50 Years at The Met, The Temple of Dendur: Architecture and Ritual, Color The Temple: Using Projected Light to Restore Color, The Temple of Dendur: From the Nile to NYC in 360. The Campaign worked with experts from around the world to relocate twenty-two temples in the region. Mrs. Kennedy rode out in an ambulance the curtains drawn. What date is carved next to the name Leonardo? Inside the Sackler Wing, designed by the architectsKevin Roche,John Dinkeloo, and associates,a reflecting pool in front of the templeand a sloping wall behind it, represent the Nile and the cliffs of the original location. There were some others wounded at the scene of the shooting. Can you tell me what your first reaction was Maam when you when you? He was a favorite of President Roosevelts. Interesting statement. President Kennedy had looked particularly hale and hardy on this Texas trip. ============================================, As the news of President Kennedys death spread through the city to those who hadnt heard it or had heard only the first fragmentary reports, even the streetwhich is normally so loud you cant hear yourself talking to another person. Augustus is shown worshipping different gods by offering them gifts like wine and milk. Police continue to stand guard over the convertible which had brought the blood splattered Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Connnally to the hospital. For the occasion, the museum has cleaned the temples sandstone facade and unearthed a wealth of archival material. Jan 25, 2014 - This Egyptian-style necklace brings together two of Jackie's close connections. Temple of Dendur at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tags: Assassination, Jackie Kennedy, JFK, Kennedy, Museums, Presidents, L.D.C. [2] Originally separated by wooden doors, the antechamber opens into the sanctuary where the Egyptians believed the gods resided. [6][5] They also designed a stippled glass ceiling and north wall to diffuse the light and mimic the lighting in Nubia. Nobody was allowed to walk through. Many people carved their names onto the walls of the temple to say, "I was here!" Exactly who they were and why they were deified (worshipped as gods) is not known and remains one of the temple's mysteries. That kind of synergy continues today. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. [7], The temple consists of three sections: the pronaos, the antechamber, and the sanctuary. Police made a systematic search of the building. We are in direct contact with Parkland Hospital. [1][2] Around 23 BCE, Emperor Augustus commissioned the temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and deified brothers Pedesi and Pihor from Nubia. My students and I discussed how this project ended up being one of international collaboration, which is significant during the 1960s since there were so many political conflicts that were dividing people from one another: the Vietnam War, the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He is said to be 24 years old. Why? [2], The scene on the inner south wall of the pronaos depicts the pharaoh and the two brothers Pihor and Pedesi with gifts of incense and water. He knew she had assassinated the President but hints at it to the audience. What are they doing? View in AR. Although the proposal would provide irrigation and hydroelectric power to Egypts growing population, it would also drown several ancient structures built along the rivers banksDendur among them. See more ideas about jackie kennedy, kennedy, jacqueline kennedy. I find it interesting that this story of this woman waiting 69 years to shake hands with the President right before the President is assassinated a bit disconcerting and odd not to mention right after some kind of exchange and the hand signals by his wife!!! This is Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a woman Federal District Judge. (licks)Former President Dwight David Eisenhower also is in uh New York and his statement is this:I share the sense of shock and dismay that all Americans feel at the despicable act that resulted in the death of our nations President. [1], The temple's outer walls feature sunk relief carvings of Emperor Augustus as a pharaoh making offerings to the deities Isis, Osiris, and their son Horus. Senator Ralph Yarborough who was one of the last to see President Kennedy arrive gave reporters some early details. Completed by 10 B.C., it was built in southern Egypt during the reign of Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor. [2] Archaeologists learned there were entry gates on the north and south walls because remnants matched the surviving pylon, which was to the east of the temple. [4] Hieroglyphs associated with the carvings refer to Augustus as Caesar, Pharaoh, and Autotrator. Magee DEVOID OF REMORSErubs his right little finger down the side of his nose from the bridge of his nose to his mouth in a straight line. Jackie Kennedy Riding a Camel in Egypt, March 28, 1974. Inside the temple, carvings depict Emperor Augustus - a distant nephew of Julius Caesar - with several gods. (I dont recall any look of surprise at being handed red roses on her face. These scenes are repeated in two horizontal registers. [5] The commission selected the Met because it had a clear plan to locate and protect the building from the weather, pollutants, and the different environment in the United States. In the 1960s, the Egyptian government began building a large dam on the Nile at Aswan. Rahul: There was considerable disbelief at first that he had actually been shot. [10][5] In 2019, the museum stopped accepting contributions from the family because of the Sackler family's association with the opioid crisis. She is the woman who gave the oath of office to now President Lyndon Johnson after the shooting of President Kennedy. I will add a link to a post about him here ASAP! This is occurring in the background and there is hand waving and other things also. 103. This is part of the Police contingent arriving to surround the building. Seeing them half by sunset, half by dusk, it matters not that these delicately-wrought bas-reliefs are of the Decadence school. I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT HE IS COMMUNICATING SOMETHING VEHEMENTLY! Well, I dont think anybody in their right mind. It is just a bit weird that she says that she said that comment the moment a shot was fired. I have searched for it to see him make the speech, but cannot find it anywhere. The temple was brought to New York and gifted to the Metropolitan Museum as a result of their winning proposal. On April 28, 1967, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded an ancient Egyptian temple built in the first century B.C.a gift from Egypt to the United Statesto The Metropolitan Museum of Art. They were on the floor. [2] However, they restored her lost arm by changing its angle at the elbow. They were brought in much later. Now these are scenes of a building across the street from the scene where President Kennedy was shot. Im ashamed of that this sort of thing can happen in America. Some thought he simply had taken ill. The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: Fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient . [6], On April 20, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded the temple to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met). But how did the temple get from Egypt to The Met? Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (German (born Prussia), ca. At least that is what it sounds as if he is saying. The 36th President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson, 54 year old native of Texas, a former Senator, a former member of Congress, formeradministrator of the National Youth Administration under President Rooseveltin Texas, has taken the Oath of Office aboard an airplane at Love Field in Dallas and is on route back to Washington. It was offered to the United States in 1965. The State Department with inimitable timing cabled Cairo of the Committees decision just as the Arab-Israeli war broke out. I know I have seen this guy in the movies also. Graffiti on the gate made by visitors to the temple when it was still located on the Nile River in Egypt. Her Fifth Avenue New York apartment held a breathtaking view of Central Park, and of the new museum wing housing the Egyptian treasure. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Temple of Dendur - The Met Museum3. Inside the Emergency room witnesses said the First Lady splattered with blood entered without a word. 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