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Lotus and papyrus capitals on the columns of the Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Khnum (3rd BCE), Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.
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Lotus and papyrus capitals on the columns of the Hypostyle Hall,...

First pylon, pylon of Ramses II, Temple of Amun, Luxor, Egypt. In front of the pylon is a 25 m high obelisk (its twin stands on Place de la Concorde, Paris) and two colossal seated statues (13th BCE) of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom.
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First pylon, pylon of Ramses II, Temple of Amun, Luxor, Egypt. In front of the p...

First pylon, pylon of Ramses II, Temple of Amun (13th BCE), Luxor, Egypt. In front of the pylon, two colossal seated statues of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom.
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First pylon, pylon of Ramses II, Temple of Amun (13th BCE), Luxor, Egypt...

Sandstorm over the Temple of Amun (13th BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Luxor.
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Sandstorm over the Temple of Amun (13th BCE), 19th Dyn...

View across the temple compound of Karnak towards the obelisk of Pharaoh Tuthmosis I (1508-1493 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom. The obelisk is 23 m high and weighs 143 tons.
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View across the temple compound of Karnak towards the obelisk of P...

Remains of the outer mudbrick wall of the Temple of Amun (16th BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak.
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Remains of the outer mudbrick wall of the Temple of Amun (1...

Court in the small temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), dedicated to god Amun. The court is lined with colossal statues of the Pharoh as Osiris (with arms crossed) (12th BCE), 20th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt.
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Court in the small temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE), dedicat...

View of the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1469 BCE), seen across the columns of the Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE) in Karnak, Egypt.
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View of the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1469 BCE), seen ac...

The Great Enclosure of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE). In the foreground blocks and artefacts of the Open Air Museum. 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak, Egypt.
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The Great Enclosure of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE). In the foreground blocks...

Overall view of the Temple of Amun with the obelisk (13th BCE) of Pharaoh Tuthmosis I (1508-1493 BCE) and Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1468 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak, Egypt.
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Overall view of the Temple of Amun with the obelisk (13th B...

Part of a giant column with cartouche of Ramses II (13th BCE).
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Part of a giant column with cartouche of Ramses II (13th BCE).

Jubilee chapel of Pharao Sesostris I (1971-1928 BCE), Karnak, Egypt. It is built of limestone from Toura and was discovered as filling material inside the third pylon of Amenophis III. On the walls of the chapel are listed all the Nomoi (districts) of Egypt.
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Jubilee chapel of Pharao Sesostris I (1971-1928 BCE), Karnak, Egypt. It is bui...