for the RED MONASTERY, SOHAG Nicholas Warner Cultural Heritage Tourism Project in Egypt (APS) USAID Agreement No. 263-A-15-00007Sustainable Management Plan • March 29th, 2019
The first major conservation intervention at the Red Monastery Church in modern history lasted from 1909 to 1912. This was executed by the forerunner of the present Ministry of Antiquities, the ‘Committee for the Conservation of Monuments of Arab Art’, and focused on structural consolidation of the sanctuary. At the time, although the church was functioning as a site of worship monastic activity at the site had long ceased. This revived in 1999, when the Monastery was re-established with the present abbot, Abuna Antonious, as the leader of the Monastery. The re-use of the historic complex, combined with inappropriate restoration work in the 1990s by local contractors working for the Supreme Council of Antiquities, caused serious physical and aesthetic damage to the church, some of which is irreversible. From 2004-2012, the American Research Center in Egypt with funding from the United States Agency for International Development embarked on a new conservation project at the site in part
Cultural Heritage Tourism Project in Egypt (APS) USAID Agreement No. 263-A-15-00007Sustainable Management Plan • March 28th, 2019
Khonsu Temple is located within the Karnak Temple Complex on the East Bank of Luxor, Egypt. One of the largest temples in Egypt, Khonsu Temple is located in the southwest area of the Karnak Temple Complex (see Figure 1). The Temple is dedicated to the god Khonsu, who is the son of Amun and Mut. The temple consists of several main areas including the Main Court, Portico, Hypostyle Hall, Bark Shrine area and the Holy of Holies (see Figure 2). Also included are twelve side chapels in various states of preservation. The temple has been attributed to Ramesses III as the principal builder, however, many other succeeding rulers added architectural elements throughout the temple until the Roman Period. It is also interesting to note that while ARCE worked on the flooring in the temple, reused blocks attributed to Thutmosis III and other earlier periods were found. It has been suggested by Chicago House, who recorded the blocks, that there could have been an original Khonsu Temple built by Thut
