Complex of Akhenaten Cairo

Tel El-Armana is the sight of one of the most revolutionary ideas in all of history. Home and capital of Egypt during the Pharaoh Akhenaten’s reign Tel El-Armana is nothing but ruins now, but still well worth the visit. It was here that Akhenaten erected the temple of Aten to honor what he believed to be the one and true God. In ancient times a pantheon of gods and goddess ruled over Egypt, led by the Sun-God Ra. When Akhenaten ascended to the throne he declared that there was, in fact, only one god, the Aten personified by the rays of the sun. With accordance to this new monotheism, the temples of the other gods were disbanded and the capital moved to Tel El-Armana.