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Karnak Hypostyle Hall EG074932jhp 
 Hypostyle Hall Karnak Temple Egypt Columns Roof westwards third pylon view a site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. The most famous and awesome part of The Great Temple of Amun is the hypostyle hall with it huge columns, the central ones reaching 23m high. Originally erected by Seti 1 and was completed by his son Ramses 11 and although today greatly lacking in perfection is still overwhelming in its scale. This photo is taken from the Third Pylon looking westwards back towards the usual entrance in this monumental processional hall. 
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Collection: Karnak Temple
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Karnak Hypostyle Hall EG074932jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-19 08:47:18
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Hypostyle Hall Karnak Temple Egypt Columns Roof westwards third pylon

view a site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. The most famous and awesome part of The Great Temple of Amun is the hypostyle hall with it huge columns, the central ones reaching 23m high. Originally erected by Seti 1 and was completed by his son Ramses 11 and although today greatly lacking in perfection is still overwhelming in its scale. This photo is taken from the Third Pylon looking westwards back towards the usual entrance in this monumental processional hall.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, tourists, visitors, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, sandstone, blocks, approach, hypostyle, hall, columns, hieroglyphs, deep, cut, windows, painted, roof, gateway, third, pylon, small, court, entrance, view, westwards, Seti 1, Sethos, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses