Qarun Palace (Arabic: Qaṣr Qārūn; ancient Dionysias) is an archaeological site in Faiyūm in Egypt from Ptolemaic-Roman times. The ancient city was founded in the 3rd century BC. Founded in BC, given a fortress in Roman times and abandoned in the fourth century AD. Qaṣr Qārūn and Kōm Auschīm, the ancient Karanis, are one of the most important sights of Faiyūm.
The earliest descriptions of the area come from Richard Pococke (1704–1765), who believed to discover the famous labyrinth of Hawāra here, and from the scientists of the Egyptian Napoleon campaign. The first scientific investigations were carried out by the British Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869–1926), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871–1934) and David George Hogarth (1862–1927) in 1895.
Extensive excavations were carried out in the late 1940s and early 1950s by a French-Swiss mission under the direction of papyrologist Jacques Schwartz (1914–1992). In the exposed buildings, among other things Household items such as measuring cups as well as dies for coins found. The Egyptian Antiquities Service carried out various restoration work in the 1960s. Other smaller investigations followed on site.
getting there
Qaṣr Qārūn is located near the southwestern tip of Lake Qārūn. You can reach Qaṣr Qārūn via the southern shore road of the lake, past the Hotel Panorama. 1.6 km behind the Panorama Hotel, turn south from the road and come to a village called Shakschuk, from where you take the path to Ibschawy, about 9 km away. From here you drive about 5 km to the village of el-Schwaschnah, after another 15 km you reach Qaṣr Qārūn.
Qaṣr Qārūn can be reached from the pyramid field of Giza via Karanis in about 2½ hours.
If you want to use public transport, you first take a service taxi from Madīnat el-Faiyūm to Shakshūk, 45 kilometers away. Another service taxi takes you to the village of Qārūn.
mobility
The temple was once surrounded by a wall, of which only the remains of the pylon in front of the temple entrance are preserved. Stone brick pillars are located between the pylon and the temple. The temple facade was decorated with four half columns.
There are two large rooms one arrives at the three-part sanctuary, the holy of holies, whereby the middle, slightly longer sanctuary room was perhaps intended to accommodate a crocodile. Within the temple there are several corridors and stairwells that lead to several rooms that were safely intended for the storage of the devices for the temple ritual.
The main temple building has hardly any decorations. The lintels have a cove with the winged sun and an urea frieze. Only the roof temple, which can be reached via a staircase to the left, has scenic representations. On the back wall you can see a Ptolemaic king sacrificing to the crocodile god Sobek. From the temple roof you also have a good overview of the area.
background
The ancient city was founded in Greco-Roman times, in the third century BC. Founded. In Roman times it was supplemented by a fortress that served as a defense against the nomadic Blemmyes. In the fourth century AD, the city was abandoned.
The earliest descriptions of the area come from Richard Pococke (1704–1765), who believed to discover the famous labyrinth of Hawāra here, and from the scientists of the Egyptian Napoleon campaign. The first scientific investigations were carried out by the British Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869–1926), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871–1934) and David George Hogarth (1862–1927) in 1895.
Extensive excavations were carried out in the late 1940s and early 1950s by a French-Swiss mission under the direction of papyrologist Jacques Schwartz (1914–1992). In the exposed buildings, among other things Household items such as measuring cups as well as dies for coins found. The Egyptian Antiquities Service carried out various restoration work in the 1960s. Other smaller investigations followed on site.
getting there
Qaṣr Qārūn is located near the southwestern tip of Lake Qārūn. You can reach Qaṣr Qārūn via the southern shore road of the lake, past the Hotel Panorama. 1.6 km behind the Panorama Hotel, turn south from the road and come to a village called Shakschuk, from where you take the path to Ibschawy, about 9 km away. From here you drive about 5 km to the village of el-Schwaschnah, after another 15 km you reach Qaṣr Qārūn.
Qaṣr Qārūn can be reached from the pyramid field of Giza via Karanis in about 2½ hours.
If you want to use public transport, you first take a service taxi from Madīnat el-Faiyūm to Shakshūk, 45 kilometers away. Another service taxi takes you to the village of Qārūn.
mobility
The temple was once surrounded by a wall, of which only the remains of the pylon in front of the temple entrance are preserved. Stone brick pillars are located between the pylon and the temple. The temple facade was decorated with four half columns.
There are two large rooms one arrives at the three-part sanctuary, the holy of holies, whereby the middle, slightly longer sanctuary room was perhaps intended to accommodate a crocodile. Within the temple there are several corridors and stairwells that lead to several rooms that were safely intended for the storage of the devices for the temple ritual.
The main temple building has hardly any decorations. The lintels have a cove with the winged sun and an urea frieze. Only the roof temple, which can be reached via a staircase to the left, has scenic representations. On the back wall you can see a Ptolemaic king sacrificing to the crocodile god Sobek. From the temple roof you also have a good overview of the area.
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