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Egypt > Karnak Temple (1 file)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Chapel Amenhotep 1 EG074906jhp Egyptian hieroglyphs Karnak Amenhotep Alabaster Chapel Museum detail cartouche Horus was one of the original exhibits in the Open Air Museum in the Karnak complex on the East Bank of the Nile at Luxor. It is not usually part of the standard tour package so has to be entered ‘privately’ and an additional ticket purchased on entry, accessed from the First Forecourt through the eastern gate past the famous standing statue of Ramses 11. Passing through an area full of stored blocks rescued from other parts of the Karnak site, you can view restored chapels including this one of Amenhotep 1 alabaster barque chapel of whom little is recorded, who ruled around 1550-24BC and although his mummy was found in the 1881 royal mummy cache but this beautiful small chapel is one delightful reminder of his 25 year reign. There is another alabaster chapel from the reign of Thutmosis 1V, the exquisite White Chapel of Senwosret 1, the Chapelle Rouge of Hatshepsut and a recent larger addition is the reconstruction of Thutmosis IV [Thutmose] Festival Court for a quiet, contemplative and beautiful experience to the busy main Karnak tour. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, detail, open-air, museum, Amenhotep 1, chapel, alabaster, ithyphallic, Amun, carving, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, Horsu, cartouche, sun, ra, shenu, sedge, bee, shrines, sed, jubilee, pavilion, water, duck, wedjat, eye, ankh, ka, set, basket, nebet, snakes, carving

Egypt > Luxor Temple (2 files)

Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes
Luxor Temple Carving EG053584jhp Luxor Temple ancient Egyptian cartouche Usermaarte Ramses painted shenu column located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, upright, court, sun, peristyle, papyrus-bud, capitals, colonnade, pylon, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Cartouche, Usermaarte, throne, name, shenu, columned, court, deep-cut, painted, avenue, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, riverbank
Luxor Temple Cartouches EG053567jhp Luxor Temple ancient Egypt granite cartouches Ramessses birth name shenu located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, landscape, court, pylon, obelisk, peristyle, papyrus-bud, capitals, colonnade, pylon, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, birth, name, shenu, cartouches, deep-cut, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, Mosque, Abu 'l-Haggag, conservation, water-table, riverbank

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