Monday, November 26, 2012

Temple of Karnak in Luxor

Temple of Karnak in Luxor

Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak

Temple of Karnak





Karnak, the largest and most important temples in Luxor area, a temple dedicated to the god Amun first pharaoh City started to build and was completed by Ramses II, in addition to temples which lasted built until the first century BC

The area of ​​the Temple of Amun 140 square meters, a huge hall roof portable 122 column, up more than 21 meters and symmetric in 9 rows, this is outstanding graphics on giant columns and gates, and obelisks
Is the greatest places of worship in history, and how construction work which was going on for 1,500 years, and was named after the Islamic conquest .. Karnak means fort or fortified place, and the entrance to the temple is the road is filled with statues of the animal was a symbol of the power of the pharaohs.

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