Northern Palace (Amarna)
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The Northern Palace is located in the abandoned Northern Suburbs
of the city of Ahketaten (modern Amarna
, in Egypt
).
Like the other structures in the city, it was constructed quickly, and hence was easy to dismantle and reuse the material for later construction.
North City, Amarna
Located within the Ancient Egyptian city of Amarna, the short-lived capital of Akhenaten, area known as the North City contains the ruins of royal palaces, especially the Northern Palace and other administrative buildings and occupies an area between the river and the cliffs that terminate the...
of the city of Ahketaten (modern Amarna
Amarna
Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly–established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty , and abandoned shortly afterwards...
, in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
).
Like the other structures in the city, it was constructed quickly, and hence was easy to dismantle and reuse the material for later construction.