The Port of Temple of karnak (Karnac) of Egypt

In the northern part of the modern-day city of Luxor The Port of

















































Egypt Luxor Karnak Temple karnac
In the northern part of the modern-day city of Luxor The Port of
Temple of karnak
was built by King Ramses II and is located in front of the temple. It is a rectangular base built with blocks of sandstone. This port was built to receive barque processions of the Opet festival and also the barques of the visitors, which were loaded with gifts for the Temple of god Amun. There are Hieroglyphic texts on the west face of this port recording the height of the Nile inundation from the 22nd to the 26th dynasties. This port was connected with the Nile by a canal dug in the shape of inverted T letter. King Seti II built two obelisks from red sandstone on the east side of this port: The first one was in the northeast corner, the second obelisk is still standing in the southeast corner, its height is 2.5 meters. The Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue within theTemple of karnak
Complex.jpg The Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue within theTemple of karnak
Complex In the northern part of the modern-day city of Luxor The Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue is located before the first pylon and measures 52 m long and 12 m wide. It was erected by King Ramses II (19th dynasty) and later on usurped by King Pa-ndjm (21st dynasty). These statues have a lion body and a ram's head under their chins standing a royal statue inOsiris
form. There are 40 ram-headed sphinx statues before the first pylon; 20 on each side, while in the Open Court there are 33 ram-headed statues on the southern side and 19 statues on the northern side. . The purpose of this avenue was to protect the procession of the Opet festival when coming out and back in to the Temple.Interior of Temple karnac karnak

karnac Hypostyle hall in the temple of Karnak

karnac karnak Avenue of ram headed sphinxes

karnac karnak Avenue of ram headed sphinxes 2

karnac karnak colonade of pillars within the Temple complex

karnac karnak In far the obelisk

karnac karnak Luxor Temple

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karnac karnak Luxor Temple closed

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karnac karnak statue of Pinedjem in the first courtyard

karnac karnak valley of the kings 1

karnac karnak valley of the kings 2

karnac LUXOR Karnak obelisk

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karnac The Great Temple Karnak

karnac view of the magnificent columns of the Hypostyle Hall in Karnak Temple
karnak Entrance to the temple karnac
karnak First pylon of precinct of Amun karnac
karnak Hieroglyphics on the temple karnac

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Karnak Temple Ramses IIs karnac
karnak The great courtyard of the Temple of Amon karnac
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LUXOR Hatshepsut Temple facade karnac karnak

LUXOR Sphinx karnac karnak

LUXOR Temple columns karnac karnak

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