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Pyramid

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SPHINX

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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...

The avenue of sphinxes, leading up to the first pylon of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Luxor.
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The avenue of sphinxes, leading up to the first...

The avenue of rams leading towards the Great Temple of Amun (14th BCE), 18th and 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak, Egypt.
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The avenue of rams leading towards the Great Temple of Amun...

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...

Evening view across the temple compound (16th BCE) of Karnak, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt.
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Evening view across the temple compound (16th BCE) of Karnak, 18th Dynasty,...

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...

Bani Anta, daughter of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), stands between the legs of Pharoh Ramses II's colossal statue in the Temple of Amun in Karnak, Egypt.
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Bani Anta, daughter of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), stands...

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...

Ramses II appears in these statues as Osiris (crossed arms), as Pharaoh of Upper Egypt, Pharaoh of all of Egypt (wearing the pshent, the double crown) and again as Osiris. Court behind the sixth pylon, Temple of Amun (13th BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak.
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Ramses II appears in these statues as Osiris (crossed arms), as Pharaoh of Upp...

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...