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That Egyptian Temple Inside the MET Museum

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One of my favorite nooks (which is not a nook actually, but a premier spot inside) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , this Egyptian Temple right inside the huge Met never fails to attract my attention every time I find myself in the museum. Just outside the enclosed, security-tight large glass windows is the Central Park . Can you imagine having these edifices in Egypt over 3 thousand years ago, and zooming in now to present time, where they're relocated inside the Met? It's a concrete architectural testament to the God-given greatness of the human spirit to overcome time passage, and get itself continue to attract research, curiosity, and thinking about the concept of "culture" as it was and how it is currently. These structures inside give me ideas of how great and amazing the structures would have looked like when they were still out there in Egypt. That gives me reason to explore opportunities to travel to Egypt , and see the pyramids there. You'd e...