Actually, now you come to mention it, DU, the Solomonic Temple as described in Scripture bears a very striking resemblence to Temples in Egypt (Karnak, Luxor, Abydos and Tanis, though on a much smaller scale.
All Egyptian temples were roofed (except those at Amarna), and every wall, pillar and ceiling was decorated in a riot of colour, with wooden roofing, wooden doors gilded and bronzed, gilded statuary, etc.
The main differences with the Solomonic Temple were the obvious lack of a statue in the 'holy of holies', substitution of churubim and seraphim images for Egyptian deities, and the greater use of wood - a precious commodity in the Nile Valley.
Compare the floor plan of Solomon's Temple and that of the Temple of Amun-Ra in Tanis, and the two are virtually identical (though Solomon's Temple is about a third the size).
Curios that the Tanis Temple was originally constructed at Pi-Ramesse in the Delta (remember Exodus and 'Ramses'?)
before Psusennes I removed the entire city to Tanis after the branch of the Nile on which Pi-Ramesse was situated silted up.
The Temple was rebuilt block by block as it was originslly constructed.
This argues that at least some Hebrews were employed either in designing or constructing the Temple at Pi-Ramesse...strange indeed, as it was normally very highly unlikely that any non-Egyptian (or even Egyptian 'commoner', come to that) would ever be allowed into an Egyptian Temple at any time.
