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The obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1482 BCE) H: 27,5 m, weight 320 tons. Great Temple of Amon, Karnak
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The obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1482 BCE) H: 27,5 m, weight 320 to...

Two granite pillars erected by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1504-1450 BCE) with the symbols of Lower and Upper Egypt, the lotus and the papyrus flowers.
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Two granite pillars erected by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1504-1450 BCE) with the s...

The Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amon, Karnak. The Hall, 102 x 53 m) contains 134 columns, the twelve flanking the processional way 23 m high to accommodate clerestory windows, some of the sand- stone grids still in position.
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The Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amon, Karnak. The Hall, 102 x 53 m) co...

Sandstorm over the Great Temple of Amon, Karnak.
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Sandstorm over the Great Temple of Amon, Karnak.

Site of the Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus over an earlier sanctuary founded by Pharaoh Amenophis III. When the new high dam was built and Lake Nasser flooded the Nile Valley, the Nubian temples were moved to higher locations around 1968.
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Site of the Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus over an earlier...

Gate to the first court, Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus. Uraeus snake over the door. When the new high dam was built and Lake Nasser flooded the Nile Valley, the Nubian temples were moved to higher locations before 1968.
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Gate to the first court, Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus....

Small, rock-cut temple in Kalabsha, built by Pharaoh Ramses III (1198-1166 BCE). When the new high dam was built and Lake Nasser flooded the Nile Valley, the Nubian temples were moved to higher locations under a UNESCO project completed in 1968.
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Small, rock-cut temple in Kalabsha, built by Pharaoh Ramses III (1198-1166 B...

Gate to the small, rock-cut temple at Kalabsha, built by Ramses III (1198-1166 BCE).Lintel shows god Amon-Ra and the Pharaoh runing towards a deiety. All Nubian temples were moved to higher locations when the new high dam was built and the Nile Valley flooded.
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Gate to the small, rock-cut temple at Kalabsha, built by Ramses III (1198-1166...

Over 250 rock inscriptions have been found on Seheil Island south of Assuan, placed there by Egyptian officials on their way to Nubia or upon their return, to commemorate some important act. Inscriptions are mostly of the 18th and 19th dynasties.
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Over 250 rock inscriptions have been found on Seheil Island south of Assuan,...

Pharaoh Sheshonk I (935-924 BCE) dedicating Israelite prisoners to Amon-Ra. First Court, Great Temple of Amon, Karnak.22nd dynasty.
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Pharaoh Sheshonk I (935-924 BCE) dedicating Israelite prisoners to Amon-Ra. Fi...

Pharaoh Shehsonk I (935-924) before Israelite prisoners. They lift their hands to be counted. Left: cartouches with the names of conquered towns.
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Pharaoh Shehsonk I (935-924) before Israelite prisoners. They lift the...

Elephantine Island in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of the ancient nilometer constructed during Roman times on the site of an earlier one.
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Elephantine Island in the Nile, opposite Assuan. Outer wall of the ancien...