In the middle of Karnak lies the Temple of Amun dedicated to
the king of the gods. Karnak consists of many temples, chapels and other
buildings. It was built over 1500 years
and almost every pharaoh added a modification. The site is an open-air temple.
Our guide told us it was the largest ancient religious site in the
world. Not sure if that is true, our guide said a lot of things. (my last blog about the trip will be dedicated to the tour guides)
The temple has avenues of goddesses and ram-headed sphinxes. While we were there we could see that the temple was still being excavated and renovated.
The most impressive and unique aspect of the ancient site is
the massive columns. There 134 massive
columns. Every column was covered in art
carved thousands of years ago. The temple is an engineering and design masterpiece. It would be challenging to build the complex with modern
technology so it is a very impressive feat that it was built with such
perfection and detail.
This doggy just woke up |
Restoration work being done at the Temple of Karnak |
The guy in the middle is from our tour group. He jumped into our picture. I thought it was funny - I may have been the only one. |
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