The First Pylon of Temple of karnak (Karnac) of Egypt

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

The pylon is the symbol of the 3ht sign as the two towers of the pylon are representing the west and the east mountains in this sign, while the sanctuary replaced the sun desk indicating the birth of the statue of god Amun every day like the sun. The First Pylon of

Temple of karnak

is an unfinished pylon and is considered the largest pylon in Ancient

Egypt

. It is King Nht-nb who erected this pylon. It is built of sandstone and measures 133m in length, 40m High and 5m wide. It is consisting of two towers; the southern tower has 4 vertical recesses over them are 8 windows for inserting the flags and the standards of the festivals, while the unfinished northern tower has also 4 vertical recesses but over them are only 4 windows. There is a staircase in the northern tower leads up to the roof of the pylon. The Great Open Court of

Temple of karnak

(Karnac) of

Egypt

In the northern part of the modern-day city of Luxor The Great Open Court of

Temple of karnak

has a rectangular shape and measures 80m from north to south and 100m from west to east. On the south and northern-sides of this court, there are two rows of columns with bud-close papyrus capitals. These columns were erected by King Sheshonq I (XXII Dynasty). The last two columns in the southwest corner of this court show how the Ancient

Egypt

ians constructed their works. Because they were never completed, they show that the roughly-shaped stones, heaved into position on ramps, were shaped after erection and the polishing and decoration were performed from the top downwards as the brick ramps were removed layer by layer. On each side of the court, there is a row of ram-headed sphinx statues. These flanked the doorway when the second pylon was forming the entrance to the Temple in the reign of King Ramses II. They were removed and placed near the side walls by kings of the 22nd dynasty when they were erecting the open court.