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Karnak is located near the small
village el-Karnak which consists of ruined chapels, temples and
other buildings. For the ancient Egyptian, Karnak was known as
Ipet Isut. The main temple on the ruined site is the Great
Temple of Amun. Karnak is considered as the largest religious
site in the world and is an open air museum near the city of
Luxor. The main feature of Karnak complex is the God Amun who in
the past was not very popular. With time Amun became a popular
worshipped deity and stayed all along the history and mythology
of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed a lot in Gods.
Amun was considered as the King of all pharaohs. In the temple
of Amun is seen the hypostyle architecture where the roof are
not held by arches but only with pillars or columns which gives
more volume to room. Hypostyle architectures are usually found
in palaces or temples. Ipet Isut name used by the ancient
Egyptian for Karnak mean “The Most Selected of Places”. The
avenue which leads to the first pylon in Karnak is all along
with ram headed sphinxes, the Ram or the Goose is the symbol of
Amun. The most visited temple is the Precinct of Amun and it is
almost the only part allowed to the visitors. The Temple of
Amenhotep IV, the Precinct of Mut and the Precinct of Montu are
closed to visitors. |
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