Architectural Egyptomania increased all over the world by the beginning of the nineteenth century after Napoleon's campaign against Egypt and the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone’s symbols. There is no doubt that the philosophy inherent in ancient Egyptian architecture was a main factor in its longevity and a major motivation in the attempts to revive it lately all over the world. The ancient Egyptian belief in immortality was a catalyst in the selection of materials that resisted erosion factors. It was also a motivation to select symbols that carry philosophical and religious connotations referring to resurrection and immortality. The genius of the ancient Egyptian architect appeared clearly in the design of tombs and temples by which the world has been astonished, whether in the past or at present. The architect Imhotep, who designed the funerary complex of King Djoser in Saqqara, reached the level of deification in the Ptolemaic era. This research tries to examine and analyze the attempts of the revival of ancient Egyptian architecture in the nineteenth century for a collection of building designs around the world, which were a complete simulation without using any modern formulations, or renovating and reformulating the elements of ancient Egyptian architectural formation in order to benefit from the successful experiments in reviving ancient Egyptian architecture during contemporary times in Egypt.
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