As mentioned earlier not only the building, but a three or four block area was sealed off. Make a picture of a building or monument and write a story about it. .Now I didnt know this until later. Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item, Title: I wasnt told. Four empty cartridges were found in the building which had been arraigned by police. That kind of synergy continues today. The motorcade, of course, was very small: the ambulance, three cars, and some police motorcycle escorts. It is apparent that the CBS reporters are trying to communicate something! JFKS ASSASSINATION (CBS-TV COVERAGE)(PART 14). The Temple of Dendur represents a modestly proportioned example of a building type, common in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, that has its roots in earlier Egyptian architecture. Met Fifth Avenue Highlights Tour, First Floor, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547802. Engineers knew that the dams resulting reservoir (which is called Lake Nasser today) would submerge this temple under water. acquired a stillness that its never known. Secret Agents, Police, Undercover Police, Secret Service or just some men holding this man by the arms as if arresting him. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. Instead of simply being moved to higher ground, the temple was disassembledand shipped across the ocean in 661 crates aboard the S.S. Concordia Star. Temple of Dendur, c. 15 BC. 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. From one of those open windows perhaps came the shot that killed President Kennedy. [12] There is also graffiti on the pylon. Even regular hospital attendants were barred admittance into the Emergency Room as abevyof doctors worked frantically over President Kennedy. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. We understand that the Presidents sister uh Mrs. Sargent Shriver, wife of the Administrator of the Peace Corps, uh is flying was flying away from Washington too. It was not known that he was dead. here from Dallas is CBS News Correspondent Dan Rather: .. Kennedys final four hours began this morning at Ft. Worths Carswell Air Force Base. I uh it could have been a communist. Governor Connally was leaning back in the seat holding his stomach. [6][5] They also designed a stippled glass ceiling and north wall to diffuse the light and mimic the lighting in Nubia. Magee DEVOID OF REMORSErubs his right little finger down the side of his nose from the bridge of his nose to his mouth in a straight line. 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.), Credit Line: See more ideas about jackie kennedy, kennedy, jacqueline kennedy. The Temple of Dendur is far from being the largest temple ever constructed in ancient Egypt, and not as big as the huge pyramids located on the Giza Plateau near Cairo. Or scholarship. [6] Museums in Cairo, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee thought they were the ideal choice because their citys namesake was in Egypt. 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. So, now the next time I think of Abu Simbel or visit the Temple of Dendur at the Met, Im going to think of Jackie Kennedy! In 1967, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities appointed a commission to consider applications from institutions interested in exhibiting the temple. 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. But the Smithsonian Institution was the Mets fiercest competitor, arguing that Dendur should be situated outdoors in the nations capital. The Linked Data Service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the Library of Congress. [3] As a result, the temple complex was underwater for nine months each year for the next thirty years. Please note that while lively discussion and strong opinions are encouraged, the Museum reserves the right to delete comments that it deems inappropriate for any reason. The shot apparently was fired from about one block away from what is believed to have been a 30-caliber weapon. do you think would do something like this? As you can see the crowd is 10, 12 and 14 lines deep. Witnesses said they believe 3 or 4 shots were fired. A Possible Peek at the Temple of Dendur for Just $35M 9 By Rob Bear Jan 11, 2012, 5:00pm EST 9 comments When Jackie Kennedy helped to bring the Temple of Dendur to the Met from Egypt, she. 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. Are these actors inserting themselves in a holographic movie of the events involved in the assassination of JFK. The museum director requested Jackies help in garnering the support of her brother-in-law, New York senator Bobby Kennedy, but she vehemently refused. Earlier this month, I explored with my students how new meanings and associations with the Temple of Rameses II have been created in recent decades, largely due to the removal of this temple from its original site. [6][5][3], Augustus used the temple to legitimize and maintain his rule. His fame in Washington itself became very great during those Eisenhower years when he led the opposition majority in the Senate. the behavior of the press and its clergy and/or the behavior of the clergy and its press and Jackie Kennedy), IMO Frank Magee is fumbling for words to suppress his hostility and fanaticism andnazily. But as the sunshine broke through the President and Mrs. Kennedy arrived in Dallas to be greeted by a line of local dignitaries. The king is identified by his regalia and by his names, which appear close to his head in elongated oval shapes called cartouches; many of the cartouches simply read "pharaoh." Above the gate and temple entrance are images of the sun disk flanked by the outspread wings of Horus, the sky god. Right there was the spot where the President was shot. A simple view to scale of the famous exhibit at the Met in NYC. I guess she was summoned although she is wearing a big corsage on her shoulder. He put most Senators in his personal debt by one service or another. [2], In 1933, Aswan Low Dam was increased in height. They were the two Catholic Priests who administered the last rites. What is the deal with the licking? Abu Simbel, Egypt. Was this portion made after the Manhattan movie to deceive? Born in Southampton, New York on July 28, 1929 to well-heeled parents, the former first lady didn't always shy away from the spotlight. Easy. This same man is directing the Police in Dallas in front of the Book Depository Building in the film shown by Dan Rather. [2][3] By the modern era, the mud-brick walls that surrounded the entire temple complex had vanished. Uh he was on the floor of the Senate uh presiding as a matter of fact uh uh uh and the Senate. Was a bronze coffin in which the body of the President was placed inside that ambulance. "[1][3], The temple base has carvings of papyrus and lotus plants growing out of the Nile, symbolizing the god Hapi. . Today, the temple stands in gallery 131 in The Sackler Wing, which has glass windows overlooking Central Park. What are they doing? 20002023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. There are the roses Mrs. Kennedy had been carrying. We are now going to run the films which were taken first at the Dallas airport. Interesting statement. Johnsons administration inherited the task of deciding which institution would receive the temple. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The Sackler Wing has been a popular venue for all kinds of festivities since, including charity events and classical music concerts. But the pharaoh shown on the Temple of Dendur was actually not Egyptian at allhe was Roman! [6] However, the commission rejected these suggestions because the temple's sandstone would suffer from an outdoor environment. [1] The latter is an alteration of Autokrator, or autocrat, the Greek equivalent of imperator. "In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time-an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. Bit part actor. Johnson's administration inherited the task of deciding which institution would receive the temple. Yes, it would have been Dallas Time. In exchange, the United Arab Republic (Egypt, Syria, and Sudan) agreed to excavation, and the installation of some pieces at US Museums. While this actor on the left above is speaking there is a young man in the background, <-who is watching and starts to smile and hides his face. View in AR. What I mean is, just about everything this man did was televised, except for this speech. The temple has three rooms; an entrance hall, offering hall, and sanctuary, and the. Vignette on the back wall of the sanctuary showing Augustus offering to the goddess Isis. The man facing the camera is the spittin image ofDr. William H. Dickenson Jr.long time server of God pastor of Highland Park Methodist Churchwho gave his word and the Benediction at the Trade Mart, and lays the blame for the death of President Kennedy on the audience attending! According to Hoving in his best-selling 1993 memoir, Jackie Kennedy was one of the more passionate advocates for its placement in D.C. He appears to me to be a boss and seems remorseless, emotionless, and definitely slick. Temple of Rameses II, ca. The pharaoh who is shown on the walls of the temple is Augustus Caesar, emperor of Rome. 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. She was not only the force behind the preservation of Grand Central Station and Lafayette Square in Washington D.C., but the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Temple of Dendur was also saved by her. And it was thought that he brought him into the ticket primarily to help swing a recalcitrant south including the rather important state with a heavy electoral vote, the state of Texas. The roughly 8 million visitors to the King Tut show could view the Temple of Dendur from a balcony abovea perk that the seven other museums on the Tut circuit couldnt offer. However I wouldnt say that Sarah T. Hughes has a funny nose, but she is wearing a polka dot dress. [3][4], In 1963, as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, UNESCO helped rescue and relocate the temple from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam. Franz Christian Gau, "Dendur, interior view of the porch," in Antiquits de la Nubie (Stuttgart, 1822), plate 25b. In the summer of 1968, a freighter set sail from the Mediterranean Sea to New York City. In the case of Augustus, it is possible he never even went to Dendur. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Next: #2 Museums Competed in the 'Dendur Derby', Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. Mr. Jenkins said that he might have heard before that. The Dendur temple then relocated to American museum. (licks). At the moment these pictures were taken it was known that the President was in serious, perhaps critical condition. A tragic day in the city. In 1965, the Aswan High Dam was about to submerge thousands of acres of land that held many cultural treasures, including the Temple of Dendur. [6] The Egyptians called this gate "the Luminous Mountain Horizon". He was aNew Dealerin the early days of the New Deal although his politics had turned somewhat more conservative over the recent years. Thats all. One employee of the building was later picked up as a suspect and is still in custody. On this day 92 years ago, the former first lady and eternal style icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born in Southampton, New York. Police made a systematic search of the building. As a November 1968 New York Magazine story recalled, Philadelphia was interested in it, Baltimore, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Memphis. At first it was thought that the assassins bullet might have been fired from one of those walkways or railroad trestles, but the current most popular theory is that the assassins bullet was fired from the upper story of a building. Today, the Temple of Dendur, which was awarded to The Met by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 after Egypt gifted it to the United States, is one of the most familiar works of art at The Met. Uh they left uh they left Dallas just a short while ago. The Sackler Wing was unveiled just a month before the Met presented the goldmine exhibition Treasures of Tutankhamun, which Hoving had helped negotiate with Egypt. Temple of Dendur - Virtual Tour. (So far in this monologue Erik Severeid has not licked! Then Frank Magee makes some interesting hand signals: RUBS RIGHT FOREFINGER DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES, As Frank Magee finds out that and confirms that President Kennedy is dead from Robert McNeil via the White House Press Secretary. Drawing by, The temple was removed from its original site (modern name: Dendur, ancient name: Tuzis, about 80kilometers south of the town of, On April 27, 1967, the temple was awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it was installed in the Sackler Wing in 1978. Yes. (licks)Former President Dwight David Eisenhower also is in uh New York and his statement is this:I share the sense of shock and dismay that all Americans feel at the despicable act that resulted in the death of our nations President. The Met's collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 26,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period. The concert was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur, a Egyptian sandstone edifice from about 15 B.C. The teenage groupwhich played such a prominant role in President Kennedys 1960 campaign. [12] British naval officer and later Rear Admiral Armar Lowry Corry carved the prominent inscription, "A L Corry RN 1817", on the left side as one enters the temple. Things began to get crowded despite police efforts there at the rear of the hospital, the Emergency room. It is as if CBS News is a bit ahead of the witnesses, or was that some sort of a threat, or suggestion, or both? and she was not hurt..No mention of Nellie Connally! He is looking back at his smiling friend behind him! While she was well-suited for the role due to her degree in French literature, Jackie quit by mid-morning on her first day, reportedly because she thought Vogues female-dominated environment would hinder her chances of meeting the marriage material she was looking for. On this day, President John F. Kennedy called on Congress to support international efforts to preserve these ancient relics. To go along Lemmon Street which was one of Dallass main streets, then cut over to Main Street and go down to Main Street after circling through the down town area out to the Trade Mart where the President was due to make a speech. During the first year of John F. Kennedy's presidency in. [1][7] It may have been where Pedesi and Pihor were buried or a representation of their tomb.[1][7]. (licks), Walter, you mentioned a short while ago that it was difficult to understand why we have not been appraised of the whereabouts of Lyndon Johnson who will of course uh step up to the Presidency in light of the tragic death today of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Ever mindful of the power of the media and her husbands legacy, Jackie helped coin the characterization of his roughly 1,000 days in office as Camelot. The ambulance that carried the body of President Kennedy out to the airport. Governor Connally was hit in the chest. President Johnson as you know is 54 years old native of Texas of a city called Johnson City ,Texas (takes off glasses) which is a little bit west of Austin, Texas where uhMrs. Johnson has a radio and television interests, our affiliate station there. And now President Johnson is flying back to Washington to actively take over the reins of government. And then later says about her strange writings (memories) that she found one day that she doesnt remember writing, takes them to the THC (Texas Historical something or other at the University of Texas in Austin) that if she kept them as is and didnt add punctuation or change it etc then it was considered history but if she added something to it such as a jot or tittle it would be considered a story. We learn now that definitelyMrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson, the new First Lady (takes off glasses) and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy are accompanying President Johnson uh (puts glasses on)back to uh Washington in the Presidential Plane. In 1965, the Egyptian government gifted the Temple of Dendurto the United States government. Practically anyone in the area who even gave a hint of looking suspicious was picked up. Other biographies have recounted that her mother felt Husteds $17,000 a year (roughly $100,000 today) wasnt enough to support her. I distrust his motives and his behavior. The brothers were probably given the status of gods after they died. This is practically the spot on the street where the President was shot. Now these are scenes of a building across the street from the scene where President Kennedy was shot. The base of the temple has images of papyrus and lily plants, which grow in the marshes along the Nile River. Originally, the architectural plan for the exhibit was to treat it sculpturally, as an object to view and admire on a pedestal like a statue, explained Dr. Dorothea Arnold, curator chief of the museums department of Egyptian art.Even when soirees were held, private partygoers couldnt comecloser than30 feet from the temple entrance. Here are some grief stricken members of the Presidential party. Located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (woman with black hair smiling) has her hands on the flat black object which is in President Kennedys hand. [2][7] A processional way or dromas led 30 feet (9.1m) from the pylon across a wba (open court) to the temple building. Temple of Dendur, c. 15 BC. Inside the Sackler Wing, designed by the architectsKevin Roche,John Dinkeloo, and associates,a reflecting pool in front of the templeand a sloping wall behind it, represent the Nile and the cliffs of the original location. As the principal agents of this Ceremonial well knew, Satanist tradition had long predicted that theTime of the Princewould be ushered in at the moment when a Pope would take the name of the Apostle Paul [Pope Paul VI]. Through these decorations, the temple reflects the world: sky above and earth below. That requirementthe signal that the Availing Time had begunhad been accomplished just eight days before with the election of the latest Peter-in-the-Line. There is a dispute as to which President really is the 36th President, because of second terms, assassinations, and other mishaps. 1 (Summer, 1978), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1] This misspelling seems deliberate to achieve greater symmetry in the hieroglyphs. These rituals included bathing, clothing, and offering food to the statues of the gods. The more I learn about Jackie Kennedy and her support of the arts, the more I am impressed with her. Before Jackie dated JFK, she became engaged to Wall Street businessman John Husted in 1952. Here is a link to download the audio instead. temple of dendur jackie kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy reportedly held up very well inside. In 1961, PresidentJohn F. Kennedyappointed her to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. It also marked the beginning of a flashy new era for the ancient building, which was finally installed in the Mets Sackler Wing in September 1978. And after all, one doesnt one does realize that the we are striving for peace at the present time and a thing like this, well why its just an utter. Ad Choices, 5 Key Signs That Indicate Youre Going Through Menopause, SAG Awards 2023: FashionLive From the Red Carpet, Phil Ohs Best Street Style Photos From the Fall 2023 Shows in Milan. who thought she was related to Amen-Ra in some fashion and what was left over of her was her liver. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They were brought in much later. IMO he is a deceiver that lacks heart and soul. The President reportedly was alive when he reached the hospital but he died a short time after arriving at the hospital. Or his constituents. [2] Six years after being dismantled, the blocks were packed in 661 crates and transported to the United States by the freighter SS Concordia Star. While Husted was from a socially prominent family, she almost immediately had reservations, as she craved more than a staid life as a New York socialite, according to What Jackie Taught Us. Do you see the modern names carved over the ancient images? The temple was removed from its original site (modern name: Dendur, ancient name: Tuzis, about 80kilometers south of the town ofAswan) in 1963 in order to save it from being submerged by the construction of theAswan High Dam. It was also commissioned by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, around 15 BCE. See 584 photos and 26 tips from 4160 visitors to Temple of Dendur. Finally, native Italian stonemasons reassembled the temple in the Sackler Wing according to ancient grooves and incisions earlier builders had left on the stone (as well as photos and drawings). The different proposals and projects are covered well in aMonster Moves documentary. One of those was the Temple of Dendur which he placed on the west bank of the Nile river in Tuzis (later Dendur, about 80 kilometres (50mi) south of modern Aswan). This is the plane carrying the body of President Kennedy from Dallas to Washington. by the Roman governor of Egypt. [9], To accommodate the temple, the Met added a new wing. Strange. Last year, the museum used it for some first-rate, high-tech edutainmentusing projected animations, they decorated the temples beige faade with the kind of polychromatic designs curators believe once adorned it. According to some sources, it was Jacqueline Kennedy who urged JFK to convince Congress to approve the $10 million contribution to the cause. Weird looking Sean asks the same man before this nutty actor with the bulging eyes. I just did not want to pass up or gloss over this information. Last checked: Dec 2nd, 2022 | By: Geoffrey Dunbar. (Walter Cronkite takes his glasses off and lays them on his desk). Inside this film shown by Dan Rather are pictures of a man wholooks just like the manat the Trade Mart who gave a word and the Benediction at the Trade Mart and was introduced as the pastor of the one of the largest Methodist churches in the world -Highland Park Methodist Church of Dallas Texas. A large crowd gathered at Parkland Hospital as word spread that the President had been shot. Very difficult. The Attorney General of the USA wasRobert Kennedy, President Kennedys brother. [1][2] Around 23 BCE, Emperor Augustus commissioned the temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and deified brothers Pedesi and Pihor from Nubia. This is part of the Police contingent arriving to surround the building. [5] The disassembled temple arrived in New York City on August 29, 1968. [2], When Egypt increased the height of the Aswan Low Dam in 1933, the temple's proximity to the Nile was problematic. (licks). [2] However, they restored her lost arm by changing its angle at the elbow. Amelia B. Edwards, A Thousand Miles up the Nile (New York, 1877), 548.