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The kiosk of
Taharka is located in the ruined site of Karnak near the village
el-Karnak from where Karnak was named. The ancient Egyptian
called Karnak Ipet Isut which means “The Most Selected of
Places”. Karnak is a place which is considered as one of the
most visited in Egypt with its ruined, temples, chapels, pylons
and other buildings. The Kiosk of Taharka was the place where
the processional bark were kept, one of the column as on the
above picture formed part of the Kiosk of Taharka before it was
ruined. The court of the Bubastites was built by the Lybian
pharaohs. The temple of Karnak is a city of small temples and
chapels which has built and dedicated to the Theben triad of
Amun, Mut Amun’s consort and Khonsu their son. Amun was a
popular god and was known in the ancient Egypt as the king of
all pharaohs for a long period. The site of Karnak is an open
air museum open to visitors. The main visited open temple to the
public is the Great Temple of Amun. Near the temple of Amun are
lot smaller temples and chapels and a sacred lake. For the
ancient Egyptian population who were not educated Karnak could
only a place where god could live. The temple of Karnak was
considered as sacred and was a place where pilgrimage was done
for over four thousand years. Nowadays the only pilgrims in this
ruined area full of history are the tourists. |
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