The white crown represents upper Egypt. The red crown represents lower Egypt. The blue crown is a war crown.
the crown of upper egypt is white the crown of lower egypt is red
The crown of upper Egypt was white, and the one for lower Egypt was red. Those were united in one piece.
They combined the red crown of upper Egypt and the white crown from lower Egypt
because the white crown symoblized the unification of upper Egypt and the red crown displayed the unification of lower Egypt. Later the pharoah combined both the crowns to show he ruled all of Egypt.
Before Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt were united they both had different crowns. Upper Egypt had a red crown and Lower Egypt had a white crown, and it was sometimes called white Egypt after the crown.
red and white
The crown of lower Egypt was red, shaped sort of like a soup ladle with a curly "tail" sticking out from the base of the "handle". The crown of Upper Egypt resembles a bowling pin. The double crown is a combination of both. It almost looks as if the "bowling pin" is inside the "soup ladle.
The Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt is also known as the Pschent crown. King Menes of Memphis founded the First Egyptian Dynasty around 3100 BC and unified the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Egypt. As a symbol of unity between the Two Lands, King Menes created the Double Crown by inserting the White Crown of Upper Egypt into the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. The double crown was an amalgamation of the white crown (Ancient Egyptian name 'hedjet') of Upper Egypt and the red crown (Ancient Egyptian name 'deshret') of Lower Egypt.Thanks!
The significance is that his crown symbolized the kingdom's unity ( Upper and Lower Egypt), he wore a double crown: the helmet-like white crown represented Upper Egypt, and the open red crown represented Lower Egypt.
Menes (also called Narmer) was the first pharaoh of Egypt. After he has conquered Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, he combined the red crown and the white crown together as a symbol of his rule of Egypt as one kingdom.
The crown of upper Egypt was white, and the one for lower Egypt was red. Those were united in one piece.