EGYPT: Karnak Temples - Luxor
The Karnak Temple Complex comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. It is believed to be the second most visited historical site in Egypt; only the Giza Pyramids near Cairo receive more visits.
It consists of four main parts, of which only the largest is currently open to the general public. The term Karnak often is understood as being the Precinct of Amun-Re only, because this is the only part most visitors see. The three other parts, the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Montu, and the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV, are closed to the public. There also are a few smaller temples and sanctuaries connecting the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Amun-Re, and the Luxor Temple.
The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued into Ptolemaic times. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity, and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming.
One famous aspect of Karnak is the Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re that covers an area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft). The roof, now fallen, was supported by 134 columns in 16 rows; the 2 middle rows are higher than the others, being 10 metres (33 ft) in circumference and 24 metres (79 ft) high. The Precinct of Amun-Re is dedicated to the principal god of the Theban Triad, Amun, in the form of Amun-Re (or Amun-Ra).
The hall was begun by Seti I, and completed by his son Ramesses II. The north side of the hall is decorated in raised relief, and was Seti I's work. He began to decorate the southern side of the hall shortly before he died but this section was largely completed by his son, Ramesses II. A series of succeeding pharaohs added inscriptions to the walls and the columns in places their predecessors had left blank, including Ramesses III, Ramesses IV and Ramesses VI.
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In Search Of History - Karnak: Temple Of The Gods (History Channel Documentary)
Narrated by David Ackroyd
Karnak comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut (The Most Selected of Places) and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head.
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The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak. comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. (wikipedia)
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I spent two days in Karnak exploring on my own, and the site is amazing. Firstly, it's massive, and can easily take a day just to see a part of it. Much is still buried or under excavation by research teams from all around the world.
Karnak Temple at Luxor Egypt
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LUXOR EGYPT! Temple of Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut
Luxor was unbelievable! You will love the ancient history and things to do in Luxor Egypt. We started our day at the Temple of Karnak. After wandering around this beautiful Karnak Temple Complex, we headed to our second destination. The Valley of the Kings was fascinating, and we were stunned with how intact tombs were. Finally, we ended at the mortuary of Hatshepsut. // Travel Vlog 98 // Luxor, Egypt
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Temple of Amun (Karnak) - Luxor - Egypt - Part 1
Not only the temple of Amun is huge (the complex covers over 2 square kilometers) but it's the result of almost constant building activity that began over 4700 years ago and continues even today. The temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak's principal building, is the largest religious structure ever built. It was the god's home on earth.
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Video from excoursion from Shark el sheikh to Luxor, Deir al Bahri (most beautiful temple for me)and Karnak.Only way to reach it is 1 hour fly.Expensive but truly recommended.A lot of intresting places to visit.Security do not allowed using cameras or camcoders inside catacumbes,if they catch you they can took youre camera and delate youre pictures,so be careful.
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EGYPT: Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). It was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
Unlike the other temples in Luxor, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned.
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area. During the Roman period a chapel inside the Luxor Temple originally dedicated to goddess Mut was transformed in to a Tetrarchy cult chapel and later in to a church.
Luxor temple was built with sandstone. This sandstone from the Gebel el-Silsila region, which is located in South-Western Egypt, is referred to as Nubian Sandstone. This sandstone was used for the construction for monuments in Upper Egypt as well as in the course of past and current restoration works.
The Avenue of Sphinxes that links the Luxor and Karnak temples is being restored.
The Mosque of Abu Haggag stands atop the ruins of Luxor Temple, just inside the entrance.
March 17, 2019
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Karnak Temple, the Temple of the Egyptian gods in Luxor
The temples of Karnak are one of the top attractions in Egypt.
To see these ancient monuments of culture with our own eyes was our wish. The journey was exhausting. We drove from Mars Alam to Luxor. The temple complex is about 2.5 km from Luxor.
The long journey was worthwhile. The temple complex Karnak is the (presumably) largest temple complex in Egypt. At every point there is something again marvel. The temples of Karnak have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
I'll show you the Sphinx Avenue, the Temple of Amun-Re, the stature of Ramses II, various obelisks, the Pillars of the Hypostyle, the Holy Lake and more.
Die Tempel vom Karnak sind eine der Topsehenswürdigkeiten in Ägypten. Diese alten Monumente der Kultur mit eigenen Augen zu sehen, war unser Wunsch. Die Anreise war anstrengend. Wir fuhren von Mars Alam nach Luxor. Die Tempelanlage befindet sich zirka 2.5 km von Luxor entfernt. Die lange Anfahrt hat sich gelohnt.
Die Tempelanlage Karnak ist die (vermutlich) größte Tempelanlage in Ägypten. An jeder Stelle gibt es wieder etwas zu
bestaunen. Die Tempel von Karnak gehören seit 1979 zum Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO. Ich zeige euch die Sphinxallee, den Tempel des Amun-Re, die Statur Ramses II,
verschiedene Obelisken, die Säulen des Hypostyls , den heiligen
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EGYPT - Karnak Temple Complex at Luxor (Part 1)
By the time I reached Luxor I was exhausted from a long day of sightseeing in the blazing temperatures of the Egyptian desert--I was totally unprepared for what I now saw. Karnak is not ONE temple, it is an entire complex of temples built over numerous centuries by pharaoh after pharaoh after pharaoh. You could easily spend an entire vacation at this one site and never explore all the history it has to offer.
Here my guide is talking about the towering obelisks which you see here and explaining what happened to many of the ones that are now missing from the site. This footage was recorded June 12, 2012.
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Karnak Temple Dates From Around 2055 BC To Around 100 AD
The Temple Of Karnak Was Known As Ipet-Isu Or “Most Selected Of Places” By The Ancient Egyptians. It Is A City Of Temples Built Over 2,000 Years And Dedicated To The Ban Triad Of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. This derelict place is still Capable Of Overshadowing Many Wonders Of The Modern World And In Its Day Must Have Been Awe-Inspiring.
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The Unique Temple of Karnak Part I Luxor, Egypt
The Ultimate Egyptian Temple has to be Karnak, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the East Bank of Luxor. Once is never enough to stand in the immense and well preserved hypostyle hall with its 134 columns. A person could stand forever, craning necks up to marvel at the exquisite colors still remaining.
Built under the dyanasties of Seti I and Ramses II, 1306-1186 B.C., at least 80,000 people were employed to build and decorate the temple. Another fact is that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris could FIT into the hypostyle hall!
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The Temple of Karnak
While the Temple of Karnak might be the largest temple in the world, the site is actually hosted to a group of temples, including the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall surrounds all of these buildings. It is as if you are walking through a city built of temples and it is quite an amazing feeling to stroll through them. You can feel the ancient history. It is alive, as it swirls around you.
This great Temple of Amon Ra was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt-Swt, which means the Selected Spot. It was also called Pr-Imn, or the House of Amon. The name Al-Karnak in Arabic was derived from Karnak, which means fortified village, probably because the Arabs found many temples and buildings in the area when they entered it for the first time.
On your way towards the entrance, you will find a ram-headed avenue of Sphinxes, which was built to protect the Temple. There are 20 rams on each side, extending from the small harbor to the 1st Pylon, which was built during the time of King Nektanebo I (30th Dynasty). They still look down upon those who traverse the space they guard. As you cross this pylon, it takes you into an open court, of about 100m by 80m, built during the 22nd Dynasty, and containing rows of bud papyrus columns.
In the middle of the 1st open court is a huge column, 21m high, with a bud papyrus capital. This part is known as the kiosk of Taharqa, who ruled during the 25th Dynasty. This is the only column left from a colonnade that once had 10 columns.
On the left side of the court are 3 chapels built by King Seti II for the Triad of Thebes. On the right side is the Temple of Ramses III, consisting of a small pylon, an open court, and Hypostyle hall, leading to the sanctuary.
Horemheb built the 2nd Pylon during the 18th Dynasty, though it is now badly damaged. Ramses I, the founder of the 19th Dynasty, later completed it. Passing the 2nd Pylon, we enter the Great Hypostyle Hall, which measures 103m in length and 52m in width. It contains 134 papyrus columns; each column is about 22m in height and 3.5m in diameter. Amenhotep III built it and Ramses I, Seti I, and Ramses II decorated it, while King Seti I erected the other 122 columns in 14 rows.
The ceiling in the center is higher than the laterals, and it allows light into this spot, which was why it was used as the processional avenue of the triad during the festival of the Opet. The scenes of the Hypostyle Hall represent King Seti I, in front of different deities, making offerings, while the southern wall is decorated with scenes of Ramses II, making offerings to the different deities or worshipping the Triad of Thebes.
The Hypostyle Hall leads to The 3rd Pylon, built by Amenhotep III. It is truly remarkable that stones from previous periods, such as the marble alabaster of Amenhotep I, were found encrusted in the pylon!
Crossing the 3rd Pylon, you come to an open, rectangular court, which is known as the Court of Tuthmosis I. In this court, Tuthmosis I erected 2 obelisks, this is thought to be the area that was used as the main entrance of the Temple during his reign. Unfortunately, only one obelisk has survived: it is currently 19m high and around 310 tons in weight.
From the Court of Tuthmosis, we reach the 4th Pylon, which Tuthmosis I also built; beyond this is a rectangular colonnade, which he built as well. When Hatshepsut ascended to the throne she built 2 obelisks in that colonnade, the left one is still in its original position: 29.5m in height, 322 tons in weight and made of red granite! Red granite, have you ever seen such a thing?
After the death of Queen Hatshepsut, King Tuthmosis III built a high, long wall around these 2 obelisks to hide them. However, some wonder, why hide them and not tear them down?
The 5th Pylon, yet again built by Tuthmosis I, is damaged and on both sides of the entrance, although Tuthmosis III built two small rooms when it was his turn.
The 6th Pylon was built by Tuthmosis III. Beyond this pylon, Tuthmosis III built his stunning, famous hall, the Ancestral Room. The original Sanctuary was built by Tuthmosis III, but Philip Arrhidaeus, the half-brother of Alexander the Great, later rebuilt it.
The granite sanctuary was dedicated to the sacred boat of Amon Ra. Behind the sanctuary, you will see a court, dating back to the time of the Middle Kingdom. It is a wide-open courtyard that is badly damaged now. It is believed that this spot was the site of an old Temple, dating back to the time of the Middle Kingdom: the origin of the Karnak Temple.
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Precinct of Amun-Re temple is one of the temples of the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt
The Precinct of Amun-Re, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main temple enclosures that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex. The precinct is by far the largest of these and the only one that is open to the general public. The temple complex is dedicated to the principal god of the Theban Triad, Amun, in the form of Amun-Re.
The site occupies roughly 250 000 m², containing many structures and monuments. The main temple itself, Temple of Amon, covers roughly 61 acres and would have been able to hold 10 average European cathedrals. Some parts of the complex are closed or semi-closed, partially large parts of the North/South Axis (VIII, IX, and X Pylon), as they are under active excavation or restoration. The whole southeast corner is semi-closed. The northwest corner is a museum that requires an additional ticket to visit. Most of the southwest is an open-air-assembling area with millions of stone fragments, from small to huge, laid out in long rows, awaiting reassembly into their respective monuments. The area is not closed, as the temples of Khons and Opet both lie in this corner and are open to the public, though both are rarely visited considering the immense number of tourists coming to Karnak. Also in this area can be found the housing of the Akhenaten Temple Project, a sealed-up long building, which contains all the remains found of the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten).
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A reconstruction of the Ancient Egyptian temple, Luxor.
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Karnak Temple Tour - EPIC - What to do in Luxor Egypt
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