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Temple of Karnak

Description: The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut (Most select of places) by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples ... more

Temple of Karnak ... built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amon, Mut and Khonsu.

Newest Review: ... is a temple complex just outside of modern Luxor and would have been in the ancient city of Thebes and one of the largest temple sites in all of Egypt. The oldest temples were begun around 1700BC, or during the ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom but work continued for around 1500 years making the complex one of continual additions, changes and expansion. Obviously from the rather long and ... more

... winding introduction I gave, I didn't really have good idea what it was I was heading to see except from the blurb given in the guidebook. Also although it was somewhere that I had heard mentioned it didn't seem to be one of those places that ever...more

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Temple of Karnak: Temple of karnak, Egypt (1368 words)
by - written on 31/07/09 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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Arriving off the train from Cairo into Luxor was a distinctly unpleasant experience. I had spent the night not sleeping, bolt upright in an uncomfortable chair, with a very friendly but somewhat irritating Egyptian man who had tried to force-feed me mutton (I'm vegetarian) and olives (which I disliked intensely but now love so maybe I do have something to be grateful for). I stepped down the carriage steps feeling like my eyes were swimming back inside my head and tried to stop swaying in the harsh glare of the sun. All I wanted to do was curl up somewhere cool and sleep for a very long time. Unfortunately that wasn't going to happen as I fought my way through ... Read the complete review

The heart of ancient Egypt's religious culture (334 words)
by - written on 30/04/02 (Useful, 154 readings)
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The huge temple complex at Karnak is perhaps the most famous of the religious sites in Upper Egypt. The old city of Thebes (now Luxor) was where the Pharoahs made their religious centre and what is left pays tribute to the ambition of their building plans. Entering the temple through the row of sphinxes, you are immediately struck by the grandeur of the place, and not least by it's amazing height - part of an ancient mud brick wall behind the main gateway has been preserved to show how the builders managed to get stone up to the top levels. The hypostyle (many columned) hall is the most breathtaking - 134 pillars make this a veritable maze. It has also been ... Read the complete review