Sun Temple of Niuserre (Abu Ghorab)

The Sun Temple of Niuserre at Abu Ghorab was built by the sixth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty in honor of the sun god Ra, named Shesepu-ib-re ("Delight of Ra"). The complex follows a tripartite layout with a valley temple, causeway, and upper temple enclosure measuring 110 x 70 m. Its centerpiece was a massive non-monolithic obelisk of stacked limestone blocks on a granite plinth, approximately 36 m tall -- the only such example from ancient Egypt. The courtyard features a five-block limestone altar and a Chamber of Seasons with painted reliefs. Excavated by Ludwig Borchardt between 1898 and 1901.