Egyptian Places: An Illustrated TravelogueHenry David Ayon
ORO Editions, September 2020

Paperback | 11 x 10 inches | 170 pages | 200+ illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1951541217 | $40.00

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Egyptian Places: An Illustrated Travelogue is a rich and multi-faceted account of an architect?s visits to 12 of Ancient Egypt?s most spectacular sites, a journey that transports the reader from the urban metropolis of Cairo and the Great Pyramid of Giza to the remote desert setting of the rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel, with visits to other monumental temples and towering pyramids which line the Nile River.
The book recreates that journey, describing important architectural features of these sacred monuments, their mythic foundations and religious significance. Over 200 color hand drawings and graphic studies capture and interpret the character of each site from the architect?s unique perspective. Henry David Ayon practices architecture in Richmond, Virginia and is a former adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University where he taught design and drawing, two life-long devotions. A graduate of the University of Texas School of Architecture, he also holds a Master?s Degree in the Science of Historic Preservation from Columbia University.
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dDAB COMMENTARY:
Before making my first ? and who know, potentially my last ? trip to Egypt in early 2019, the closest I physically came to the country's ancient architecture...