Temple karnak
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| Temple Karnak |
Karnak is a complex in Egypt where the ancient temple ruins are located. These temples are the days of the Pharaoh Ramses II , from about 1391-1351 BC. This area was the most important place for worship during this time. The Great Temple of Amun was a very large building , and it is always available for visitors today. The Temple Complex of Karnak near Luxor, south of Cairo, Egypt. It is visited more than any other historical area in the world, after the Pyramids of Giza, which is the largest ancient religious preservation in the world.
A number of important ancient cities and temples are known from ancient Egypt. One of the most famous cities is Thebes , an important religious center and the burial place of the kings of the New Kingdom. The tombs of the city, including the Valley of Kings and Queens are located on the west bank of the Nile in the limestone cliffs of the region. The mortuary temples of many kings of the New Kingdom along the floodplain of the Nile.
Ancient temples were considered the residence of God. The temple of Karnak was the dwelling place of Amun - Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, the moon god. Construction continued on this temple for over two thousand years in the belief that building once stopped , the temple is dead. The temple was a closed compound, open only to priests and the Pharaoh. Ordinary people could not enter the court.
Karnak Temple Complex There are four main temples of the complex, and the Precinct of Amun -Re is the largest. Here, people worshiped the god Amun-Re. The complex contains many monuments and structures , and it is very large. Parts of the building are not accessible to the public due to restoration. It is a gathering place outdoors that visitors can see . This is where the temples and Opet Khons can be found. The Cult Terrace is the gateway that has partially visible in some of the kings of the Third Intermediate Period images. The pylon , or monumental gate is here for visitors to see. The first tower is built of mud bricks and gives modern-day visitors an idea of how the construction of the temple took place long ago.
The temple used to be connected to its counterpart, the Temple of Luxor , through an avenue of sphinxes most with the exception of a few meters apart from each temple which was destroyed by the company. Our approach to the temple through this avenue of ram headed sphinxes which led to the first of six towers. The first pylon is actually still pending and abandoned mud ramp behind with some unfinished columns around to give us an idea of the old construction methods. The most impressive object in the yard after the first tower is one of the surviving columns erected by Taharqa the Nubian king . The square also contains a triple shrine to the Thebean triad of Amun , Mut and Khonsu and a giant granite Ramesis II with his favorite wife Nefertari nestled between his feet .
Beyond the second pylon is not . One highlight of Karnak, the great hypostyle hall. Created by Seti I and completed by his son Ramesis II , this room contains 134 gigantic columns, the largest being 23m high and 15m in diameter. Ten adults standing with hands stretched out around the pillars can barely measure their circumfrence . The room has an area of 6000 m², more than twice as large as St Paul› Cathedral in London Hatshepsut ‹ s Obelisk . Beyond the room are obelisks erected by Thutmose II and his daughter Hatshepsut. Among them, the obelisk erected by Hatshepsut is the best preserved, thanks to the wall built around her by her step- son to hide his work from the outside. Obelisks of Hatshepsut are now spread all over the globe occupying important places in New York, London, Istanbul and Rome , and part of it is also in the Museum of Sydney.
A number of important ancient cities and temples are known from ancient Egypt. One of the most famous cities is Thebes , an important religious center and the burial place of the kings of the New Kingdom. The tombs of the city, including the Valley of Kings and Queens are located on the west bank of the Nile in the limestone cliffs of the region. The mortuary temples of many kings of the New Kingdom along the floodplain of the Nile.
Ancient temples were considered the residence of God. The temple of Karnak was the dwelling place of Amun - Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, the moon god. Construction continued on this temple for over two thousand years in the belief that building once stopped , the temple is dead. The temple was a closed compound, open only to priests and the Pharaoh. Ordinary people could not enter the court.
Karnak Temple Complex There are four main temples of the complex, and the Precinct of Amun -Re is the largest. Here, people worshiped the god Amun-Re. The complex contains many monuments and structures , and it is very large. Parts of the building are not accessible to the public due to restoration. It is a gathering place outdoors that visitors can see . This is where the temples and Opet Khons can be found. The Cult Terrace is the gateway that has partially visible in some of the kings of the Third Intermediate Period images. The pylon , or monumental gate is here for visitors to see. The first tower is built of mud bricks and gives modern-day visitors an idea of how the construction of the temple took place long ago.
The temple used to be connected to its counterpart, the Temple of Luxor , through an avenue of sphinxes most with the exception of a few meters apart from each temple which was destroyed by the company. Our approach to the temple through this avenue of ram headed sphinxes which led to the first of six towers. The first pylon is actually still pending and abandoned mud ramp behind with some unfinished columns around to give us an idea of the old construction methods. The most impressive object in the yard after the first tower is one of the surviving columns erected by Taharqa the Nubian king . The square also contains a triple shrine to the Thebean triad of Amun , Mut and Khonsu and a giant granite Ramesis II with his favorite wife Nefertari nestled between his feet .
Beyond the second pylon is not . One highlight of Karnak, the great hypostyle hall. Created by Seti I and completed by his son Ramesis II , this room contains 134 gigantic columns, the largest being 23m high and 15m in diameter. Ten adults standing with hands stretched out around the pillars can barely measure their circumfrence . The room has an area of 6000 m², more than twice as large as St Paul› Cathedral in London Hatshepsut ‹ s Obelisk . Beyond the room are obelisks erected by Thutmose II and his daughter Hatshepsut. Among them, the obelisk erected by Hatshepsut is the best preserved, thanks to the wall built around her by her step- son to hide his work from the outside. Obelisks of Hatshepsut are now spread all over the globe occupying important places in New York, London, Istanbul and Rome , and part of it is also in the Museum of Sydney.
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| Karnak Temple |
Beyond the next pylon are reliefs depicting the conquests of Thutmose III, Egypt the greatest conqueror and popularly known as Alexander the East. Some of the listed cities conquered yet have their original names! Another interesting part of the temple is the Hatshepsut' s wall that still retains most of its original Hatshepsut' s Wallcarvings and colors with the exception of her figure, which had been destroyed by his son-in way back in 1500 BC the first instance of political vandalism! The best example of the longevity of ancient Egyptian colors can be seen at the rear of the inner temple chamber victory of Thutmose III. The figures for 2000 years old Jesus and Mary drawn by the ancient Coptic Christians (who in all likelihood could be the ancient art of the church) fade revealing the bright colors of the old 3500 year old Egyptian paintings sub-underlying! The room also houses a statue of the triad that was ideally suited to form a crude cross and the most famous of the ancient graffiti, the name Champoleon - the translator of hieroglyphics.
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| Reliefs depicting the conquests of Thutmose III |
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| Hatshepsut's obelisk |
The history of the Karnak temple reflects the religious history and national politics in the broadest sense of Egypt. Struggles for domination of the country , growth and WAN- tion of international power of Egypt and religious innovation and conservatism are all enrolled in the same matrix of the temple. In some cases , the temples of Karnak hold important and unique stories that historians use to reconstruct the political, religious and military history. By understanding the different phases and changes in the temple Amon-Ra , we can learn to better understand the history of the country as a whole.
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