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Temple of Karnak, Luxor

Karnak in Egyptian means 'the most perfect places', and for 1,500 years this was the most important place of worship dedicated to their great God of Amun. Much more than a temple, it was a complex of temples, chapels, pylons, obelisks and sancturies. Every pharaoh built, destroyed, enlarged, rebuilt or restored part of the complex to express his/her devotion to Amun. Architectually, the papyrus pillars in Great Hypostyle Hall are most spectacular and are not to be missed.
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Line of Sphinxes.jpg Line of Sphinxes 1.jpg Colossi of Ramses II.jpg Papyrus pillar.jpg
Great Hypostyle Hall.jpg Temple of Karnak.jpg Temple of Karnak 6.jpg Obelisk of Tuthmosis II.jpg
Temple of Karnak 4.jpg Temple of Karnak 2.jpg Temple of Karnak 3.jpg Temple of Karnak 1.jpg