Luxor, Egypt’s Karnak Temple.
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Karnak’s history
What to see at Karnak:
The Karnak Temple in Luxor is an absolute must-see for everyone traveling to Egypt.
After the Temple of Luxor, this edifice is the second-most original and well-preserved one in all of Egypt.
Their pasts are distinct from one another. On the East Bank, just across from Karnak, you’ll find this temple.
Both the city and the Temple of Luxor are located nearby.
Driving to Hurghada from Cairo takes three hours, whereas flying there takes just an hour. Aswan is about three hours away from Luxor.
History:
The Temple of Karnak is widely recognised as a significant intellectual centre.
This complex spans an area of 400 hectares and has sanctuaries, temples, chapels, pylons, and obelisks. This is plenty for ten cathedrals.
In honour of Amun, each successive pharaoh made various alterations to the structure.
Because of this, Karnak is considered to be both one of the oldest and biggest temple complexes.
The Precinct of Amun is characterized by its seemingly never-ending rows of enormous pylons, high sculptures, and large hypostyle walls.
The “Processional Way of Ram-headed Sphinxes” is the pathway that leads from Luxor to Amun (Amun was often represented as having ram horns).
The First Pylon is the tallest building in Egypt that has not yet been constructed. It is 130 metres in width and 43 metres in height.
The holy boat belonged to the triad and was stored in the courtyard temple of Seti II. The Temple of Ramses III may be found in the southwestern part of the complex (20th Dynasty).
The inside of the Karnak Temple
The Great Hypostyle Hall of Seti I and Ramses II may be found hidden below the Second Pylon. The “beautiful forest” that it creates is made up of 140 papyrus pillars (59,200sq ft).
Egypt’s Amon temple dates back to the 18th dynasty. The Hypostyle Hall is only the first step in the temple’s complex (1550-1295 BC).
Tuthmosis II and Hatshepsut are shown in the courtyards that are located between the third and fourth pylons (1473-58 BC). Her broken obelisk is now located next to the Sacred Lake.
Near the Sixth Pylon, the Amun Sanctuary was built by Philip Arrhidaeus, who was also known as Alexander the Great’s half-brother.
The granite structure known as the Sixth Pylon and the pillars that portray Egypt’s upper and lower regions are also stunning.
Wall paintings show the location of the shrine that held the figure of Amun as well as the area where he was given daily offerings.
The Central Court and the Jubilee Temple of Tuthmosis are located just beyond the gates of the palace. These are the locations where the king’s power and life were symbolically restored.
This temple complex is off-limits to everyone except the most powerful priests.
However, Egyptians were not permitted to enter the sanctuaries of the intermediate gods that guarded the outer wall of the temple.
The Chapels of the Hearing Ear may be found just behind the Jubilee Temple.
On the Sacred Lake, the temple may be found in the area between the third and fourth pylons.
Cachette Court was excavated in 1903, and the results of the work revealed 17,000 metal figurines and 800 stone sculptures. The most fascinating ones may be seen at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
The history of the Temple is reenacted at the Karnak Sound and Light Show, which also depicts the holy lake. Free of charge
