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Karnak Ramesses & Pylon EG075059jhp Karnak Temple Egyptian statue Ramesses second pylon daughter Bent’anta Taharqa column one of the early highlights as one enters this huge temple complex located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. In the first court after entering through the main entrance of the first pylon there is the single but overwhelming papyrus column, all that remains of the pillared kiosk of Taharqa which is in the right hand shadow and beyond is the entrance wall of the second pylon with its decorated front and the beginning of the famous hypostyle hall leading to the distant obelisks and inner sanctuary with this Ramses statue on your left. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, carvings, hieroglyphs, forecourt, second, pylon, carvings, Taharqa, column, kiosk, entrance, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, granite, Pharaoh, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, statue, Princess, Bent'anta, Bent anta, Bint-Anath, father, size, scale, carving, standing, convention
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Karnak Temple
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Karnak Ramesses & Pylon EG075059jhp
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Karnak Temple Egyptian statue Ramesses second pylon daughter Bent’anta Taharqa

column one of the early highlights as one enters this huge temple complex located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. In the first court after entering through the main entrance of the first pylon there is the single but overwhelming papyrus column, all that remains of the pillared kiosk of Taharqa which is in the right hand shadow and beyond is the entrance wall of the second pylon with its decorated front and the beginning of the famous hypostyle hall leading to the distant obelisks and inner sanctuary with this Ramses statue on your left.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, carvings, hieroglyphs, forecourt, second, pylon, carvings, Taharqa, column, kiosk, entrance, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, granite, Pharaoh, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, statue, Princess, Bent'anta, Bent anta, Bint-Anath, father, size, scale, carving, standing, convention