I believe that the way Egyptians envisioned death was something beautiful. It was regarded not as the end of human existence, but as a transition to a new state of being. Both the living and the dead simultaneously occupied places in the cosmos, as parts of a social framework in which contact remained possible (Taylor 221). Similarly, the Catholic religion somewhat follows this ideal, however, when someone passes away, the human’s spirit ascends into heaven where they will be judged by god and reunited with their family or be sent to hell. However, with the Egyptians, the afterlife is something amazing. When being buried, the body would be surrounded with food and drink, so the spirit can replenish itself in the afterlife. Many people would give these offerings for the deceased. The Egyptians’ basic approach to the phenomenon of death was not unique to their culture. What distinguished them from other societies was the investment of huge resources in funerary monuments (Taylor 222). A copious number of Pharaohs have built their own temples. These were not some simple, small temple. These temples were enormous, extravagant, and well-detailed. For example, the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III was constructed near his tomb and was considered “the grandest of all mortuary temple complexes built in Egypt.” The mortuary temple began construction in the city of Luxor along the Nile River. It included “three massive mud-brick pylons, or gats, aligned on a single axis, and a long connecting corridor leading to an immense, open solar courtyard, a roofed hall, a sanctuary, and sacred alter.” The whole structure contained hundreds of statues, sphinxes, and slabs that contained Amenhotep III’s legacy (Reyes). Also, not only was the tomb and temple taken care of. The body itself underwent extensive transformation from a regular human body that is living on earth to a spirit that will walk into the second stage of eternal life. This stage involved a more penetrating integration into the cosmos than was possible during life on earth. Successful attainment of this goal was thought to be greatly facilitated by the performance of mortuary rituals, by enabling the eternal perpetuation of those rituals, and by personally equipping the individual with an armory of written knowledge and objects of magical use (Taylor 222). Turns out by the Third Intermediate Period, these types of burials were not very popular anymore. It was kind of the end of the temples. Today, some of these temples still stand for the public to see. We can learn to appreciate the work and thought that was put into making these. Archaeologists and Egyptologists also continue to examine and learn more about the life of Pharaohs and the customs Egyptians had during that time.