Karnak
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An inscribed obelisk in the temple of Ammon at Karnak, Egypt. The obelisk is carved from a single block of granite quarried at Aswan on the Upper Nile, and was erected for Queen Hatshepsut around 1473–1458 BC.
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An avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leads to the entrance to the temple precinct of Amun-Ra, Karnak, Egypt. Situated on the east bank of the Nile close to the modern town of Luxor, Karnak was part of ancient Thebes. The remains of this city, which reached its peak during the New Kingdom (1550–1070 BC), form one of the largest religious complexes known to archaeology.
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The Pylon gateway of the Karnak temple, Luxor, Egypt. The temple was built between 2040 and 1640 BC, to honour the gods Montu and Ammon, and the goddess Mut. Pylons are high sloping walls found at the entrances of many Egyptian temples.
Village of modern Egypt on the east bank of the River Nile. It gives its name to the temple of Ammon (constructed by Seti I and Rameses I) around which the major part of the ancient city of Thebes was built. An avenue of rams leads to Luxor.
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