Maybe all of the above! Word has been received that President Kennedy is dead. The serene, luminous Sackler Wing houses the Roman/Egyptian Temple of Dendur from 15BC (inscribed on it is ancient graffiti from 10 BC, and later from 1810). The rosy half-light of an Egyptian afterglow covers a multitude of sins, and steeps the whole in an atmosphere of romance. Although the proposal would provide irrigation and hydroelectric power to Egypts growing population, it would also drown several ancient structures built along the rivers banksDendur among them. It was also commissioned by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, around 15 BCE. He knew she had assassinated the President but hints at it to the audience. The temple was brought to New York and gifted to the Metropolitan Museum as a result of their winning proposal. Local reporters who have gathered many of these covered many of these gatherings called it one of the largest airport greetings in Dallas history. [2] On the left side, there is a depiction of Isis standing and wearing a close-fitting sheath, a headpiece horn from a cow, and a winged disk representing the sun god. [1][4] Over the pylon and above the entrance to the temple proper is the Winged sun disk of the sky god Horus, representing the sky. What is the deal with the licking? Egypt, at the time, was under Rome's rule. They no no uh clear thinking human person would ever think of doing something like that. He was, the oath was administered too him by US DistrictJudge Sara T. Hughes. Plea. (Walter Cronkite puts his glasses back on and licks). Why did Egypt gift the temple to the US? Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Connally were not hit by the bullets. This is the building about a block from Houston and Main in Dallas. They were brought in much later. This was a gift fromEgyptto the U.S. in gratitude for the generosity of theKennedy administration, who had been instrumental in saving several temples and objects of Egyptian antiquity that would otherwise have been flooded after the construction of theAswan Dam. Here is a video of Dan Rather who says he was one of the first to see the Zapruder film, 04:00/10:50 Jackie sticking out her tongue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with its many secrets,houses a wonderful collection of works that date back to ancient times and through to the Renaissance. This blog focuses on making Western art history accessible and interesting to all types of audiences: art historians, students, and anyone else who is curious about art. [1], The temple's outer walls feature sunk relief carvings of Emperor Augustus as a pharaoh making offerings to the deities Isis, Osiris, and their son Horus. The crowd at the Dallas Airport was to a large measure a young crowd. Looks like serious business, but a few moments later that same man seems to be very at ease and smiling and their grasp seems to have loosened. They took time out at the airport to greet an elderly lady who said she had lived 69 years without shaking hands with the President. It had gotten there in the car as Mrs.Kennedy put the head of her mortally wounded husband on her lap. The Temple of Dendur was built just after the Romans conquered Egypt. A number of suspects were picked up in the early minutes after the shooting. As a result, the rising waters would have flooded the Temple of Dendur and many other important sites. The motorcade, of course, was very small: the ambulance, three cars, and some police motorcycle escorts. With the Egyptian government lacking resources to pay for the relocation of the ancient structures, UNESCO launched a fundraising campaign, and the U.S stepped up to the plate. Pihor is on the right, wearing a headdress with a cobra called a uraeus [yoo-RAY-us]. (licks). A-M-E-N R-A at the meeting at the Trade Mart about an hour after President Kennedy was shot. Police continue to stand guard over the convertible which had brought the blood splattered Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Connnally to the hospital. Just couldnt believe it. [3], Many parts of the deserted structure disappeared or were damaged when the local people took stone and bricks for repurposing. [1][7] A mud brick wall surrounded the temple complex, running 25 metres (82 ft) from the front gate to its rear and 8 metres (26 ft) tall. The drug's active ingredient, oxycodone, is among the most common painkillers . [12] There is also graffiti on the pylon. I cant imagine. Up there on the 4th or 5th floor, perhaps out of one of those open windows, is where the assassin of President Kennedy is believed to have fired the fatal shots. [2][7] A processional way or dromas led 30 feet (9.1m) from the pylon across a wba (open court) to the temple building. The teenage groupwhich played such a prominant role in President Kennedys 1960 campaign. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 2000 (2000.599). Maybe they cant control their tongue cues? Most notable of the ancient artifacts is an entire, bona fide, Egyptian temple! Is that a mock of some kind? [3] As a result, the temple complex was underwater for nine months each year for the next thirty years. [3], On the east side of the pylon, the relief depicts Augustus with a linen bag in his hand in front of Pedesi and Pihor. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the Presidents younger brother, who was often mentioned as a possible candidate himself someday for the highest office of the land, is in Washington. Then downtown at a theater Police arrested a man after a Dallas Policeman was shot. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Coloring the Temple: This display shows one vignette on the south wall of the temple colored by light to suggest how it might have looked when painted in the Roman Period. Probably the worst movie I have ever seen. The roses that Mrs. Kennedy had carried earlier were on the back seat of the automobile in which the President was shot. [3] The carvings also honor two heroic Nubian brothers turned demigods named Pihor and Pedesi. Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. She did it earlier right after she stepped off the plane in Dallas at Love Field. Now these are scenes of a building across the street from the scene where President Kennedy was shot. [5] Fifty countries joined the effort, providing equipment, expertise, and money. Use this practical resource featuring works in The Met collection as a catalyst to help your students gain and develop social and emotional learning skills. Yes. Here is a link to download the audio instead. (licks). Here is an excerpt of conversation between reporters Chet Huntley, Bill Ryan, and Frank McGee (Magee) of NBC News. Translation of "Temple of Dendur" into German . From a field of 1,279 candidates, the George Washington University graduate was chosen to work six months in Vogues Manhattan offices and six in Paris after winning the magazines Prix de Paris essay competition in 1951. We are in direct contact with Parkland Hospital. [2][11][8] These men would have worked with Augustus's men to develop the temple's inscriptions and carvings. They arraigned not only the building but about a 3 block area around this building which as I say is located directly across from where the President was shot. In return, Egypt offered the U.S. the Temple of Dendur. Teams from across the world came together to help figure out a way to preserve the Temple of Rameses II and its neighboring site, the Temple of Hathor. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131 Egyptian temples were not simply houses for a cult image but also represented, in their design and decoration, a variety of religious and mythological concepts. (licks), We have no further information as yet from the hospital along with the condition of Texas Governor John Connally who was riding with President Kennedy and who also was critically wounded. Actor Telly Leung, known for his work on Glee and star of the upcoming Broadway production of Allegiance, takes visitors on a tour of his favorite works of art in the Museum as he gains inspiration for his performance at the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 22. Cool off this summer with an air-conditioned tour of all the water features at The Met Fifth Avenue. He won in Texas by a very silent majority vote of 87 actually, and he became without much doubt the most effective Majority Leader in the history of the Senate. [2][7], In the sixth century, Coptic Christians used the temple as a church. Why? Could they not find regular people in New York to answer these questions so they had to hire a bunch of actors, reporter Jeff Pond interviewing in part 11 of NBC Coverage from which ever city that they are in, is a man giving his reaction to the news and behind him is another man, Gentleman came into the office in which I was transacting business and um mentioned it to us, and at the time I wasnt really able to believe it. Considerable confusion in the immediate vicinity. We do not know where she is now uh destined. Book your tickets online for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City: See 54,997 reviews, articles, and 29,788 photos of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ranked No.4 on Tripadvisor among 1,404 attractions in New York City. Photo Met The benefactor's initial fascination with Egypt had been piqued, when, as a young woman, she attended a tea at a mutual friend's home. (12.4 x 19.2 cm). Jacqueline Kennedy hoped that the Temple of Dendur would be housed in Washington, DC, in order to remind people that feelings of the spirit are what prevent wars.2The Smithsonian in DC even proposed to house the temple on the Potomac River, but this proved problematic for preservation. From Egypt, Nubia, Dendur, West bank of the Nile River, 50 miles South of Aswan, Temple proper: H. 6.40 m (21 ft.); W. 6.40 m (21 ft.); L. 12.50 m (41 ft.); Gate: H. 8.08 m (26.5 ft.); W. 3.66 m (12 ft.); D. 3.35 m (11 ft.), Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967, Links to online essays about The Temple of Dendur: Celebrating 50 Years at The Met, The Temple of Dendur: Architecture and Ritual, Color The Temple: Using Projected Light to Restore Color, The Temple of Dendur: From the Nile to NYC in 360. In fact, it is probably more significant that Jackie lived through the completion of this project: she was a driving force to have Americansupportforthe relocation of the Abu Simbel temples, after she was alerted about this campaign by Luther Gulick. Roman Period, Reign: The Attorney General of the USA wasRobert Kennedy, President Kennedys brother. This is the new and modern Parkland Hospital with some of the best facilities in this part of the country to which the President was taken after he was shot. Above the gate and temple entrances are images of the sun disk with the wings of Horus, a sky god who often takes the shape of a bird known as a falcon. Do you think that this indicates some sort of of a of an illness in America today? I know he wrote music but I cant remember what he wrote. This is part of the motor entourage which I believe brought two Roman Catholic Church priests to the hospital. (Walter licks 7:54/10:20). Egyptian culture and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Johnson (takes off glasses and sets them on the desk)) went to the Senate in 1949. Kris is not the best actor, but I like him just not sure exactly why. He put most Senators in his personal debt by one service or another. This is practically the spot on the street where the President was shot. Mrs. Kennedy was given a bouquet of roses. United States recognised in saving various other monuments that are threatened by the constructions of dam. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. This small temple, built about 15 B.C., honored the goddess Isis and, beside her, Pedesi and Pihor, deified sons of a local Nubian ruler.In the first room of the temple, reliefs again show the "pharaoh" praying and offering to the gods, but the relief here is raised from the background so that the figures can be seen easily in the more indirect light. The ambulance that carried the body of President Kennedy out to the airport. [3] When Nubia became Muslim in the 13th century, the Christian Church was deserted. You look as though you have been crying is that how it struck you first? From Egypt, Nubia, Dendur, West bank of the Nile River, 50 miles South of Aswan, Medium: Abu Simbel is the greatest. The Remarkable Tale of Grace Kellys Two Engagement Rings, Veteran Fashion Journalist Hilary Alexander Has Died Aged 77, Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan Bring a Rarely Seen Lorraine Hansberry Gem to BAM, Paris Hilton Shares a First Look at Her Baby Boy. I linked the number 69 to a list of things that occurred in the year 69. The Aswan Dam would cause partial to total submersion of these historic landmarks during part of each year. His energy was prodigious. (Flaherty had come to know the first lady as a neighbor in her apartment building.) Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (German (born Prussia), ca. Nobody was allowed to walk through its hallways until the Met opened it up fully in 1994. The Temple of Dendur, traveling down 5th Avenue towards the Met The Temple of Dendur at the Met. Can you imagine who would dosomething like this sir? John 3 November the 25th and (Walter Cronkite puts on his glasses) Caroline 6, on November the 27th. However, when Mr. Rakshasas and the twins were visiting the museum, they were attacked by the terracotta warriors from the temple. Down the Main Street Canyon of Dallas. who looks related to Eric Severeid and talks like him too about the time of JFKs assassination: But all we know is that at uh roughly 12:45 or so uh the shots were fired. Kind of rhetorical and I believe purposefully to mock. Augustus (on the right) offers wine to the deities Thoth (center) and Tefnut (left). [2], In 1933, Aswan Low Dam was increased in height. Whether that is the same plane in which pres uh now President Johnson is returning, we do not know. [1] This misspelling seems deliberate to achieve greater symmetry in the hieroglyphs. His political alliances in Texas were with the more conservative uh Texas Democrats who have managed the state for a good many years. Here is a PDF of an interview of Sarah T. Hughes from the, LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, (Hughes talking about the oath of office given to LBJ. [2], Petronius, the Roman governor of Egypt, built the Temple of Dendur at the request of Caesar Augustus, the emperor of Rome that included Egypt at that time. Engineers knew that the dams resulting reservoir (which is called Lake Nasser today) would submerge this temple under water. 20002023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From this room one can look into the temple past the middle room used for offering ceremonies and into the sanctuary of the goddess Isis. I think the word he gave was A-M-E-N uh, unhyphenated, A FALSE GOD OF EGYPT! A year earlier, President Lyndon B. Johnson had declared that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would serve as the Temple of Dendurs new home; this month marks the 50th anniversary of that decision. She will accompany it, uh, and that plane is supposed to arrive back at Andrews Air Force Base were told now at 5:25 this afternoon uh, uh Eastern Standard time. He lived always in a whirl of activity. It is formed into two separate pieces, the first one being the entrance portal about 19 feet high, and the second part being the temple that consists of an anteroom and rear chamber. Inside the temple, carvings depict Emperor Augustus - a distant nephew of Julius Caesar - with several gods. Fitzgerald, JFK Novelist is proudly powered by, In thriller novel SAVING JACKIE K "Everything in my novel is true, except the stuff I made up. In the 1960s, the Egyptian government began building a large dam on the Nile at Aswan. We have not heard from former President Hoover uh who is at the Waldorf Tower Suite in which he lives, but uh has made no comment as yet. Yes sir. The temple walls are covered with images of the pharaoh (king) of Egypt. Then the woman seems to disappear. Can you pronounce this word better. But the pharaoh shown on the Temple of Dendur was actually not Egyptian at allhe was Roman! Have you been thinking about whats happened in the last few hours, sir? [3] Some of those divine beings are Amum of Debod, Arsenuphis, Harpocrates, Hathor of Bigga, Horus, Isis, Khnum, Osiris, Harpocrates, Mandulis, Nephthys, Satis, Tephenis, and Thoth. These two figures are Pihor and Pedesi, who may have been sons of a local Nubian ruler. Man in background looks sort of likeRoss Douthat>. Moderate. What are your first reactions to a tragedy of this sort? As if she didnt know that, since she had worked for that association, which she failed to mention in her many interviews. 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