File:Central Crossing, Karnak Temple, Luxor, LG, EGY (48009553437).jpg
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| Description | This is the famous Karnak Temple, located at Luxor (formerly the Ancient Egyptian Capital of Waset/Thebes) in Egypt. The largest Ancient Egyptian temple complex ever built, the construction lasted from the Egyptian Middle Kingdom through the Ptolemaic era, maintaining a status of great importance between the Eleventh Dynasty (2100-1990 BC) and the reign of Phillip III Arrhidaeus (320-317 BC). The oldest part of the complex is the smaller Precinct of Mut, which is unrestored and remains closed to visitors. The complex is well-known for its great Hypostyle Hall, constructed during the 18th Dynasty (1550 BC to 1292 BC), with some work undertaken under Seti I and Ramses II during the 19th Dynasty. Other pharaohs during the 18th dynasty contributed to the expansion of the complex, with Hatshepsut having the two famous obelisks, the tallest ancient obelisks in the world, built at the entrance to the temple, with one still standing and the other in fragments, and was later responsible for the other two obelisks at the site, with the broken obelisk in Aswan being a failed attempt at this endeavor. The temple includes several Sphinx-lined ceremonial processional routes to the Precinct of Mut, Nile River, and Luxor Temple, used during the coronation ceremonies of Egyptian Pharaohs. The pylons of the temple were built at various times, with the ten pylons being completed by various pharaohs. The unfinished first pylon, enclosing walls, and part of the great forecourt were built during the reign of Nectanebo I (379-361 BC). Shortly after this, Alexander the Great invaded Egypt and Thebes gradually faded in importance and prominence, with the temple being abandoned before Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in the 4th Century AD, with several churches being built in the ruins. The temple was known to the native Egyptians and Arabs after the fall of the Roman Empire, but not the Europeans until the 16th Century. It was not until the 19th Century that it was cleared of later structures and excavated. |
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| Source | Central Crossing, Karnak Temple, Luxor, LG, EGY |
| Author | Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States |
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