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A Karnak giant tower can be seen
in Karnak, also known as the Karnak temple complex since there
are chapels, ruined temples, pylons and many others. The complex
is situated close to Luxor and received its name from el-Karnak,
a modern village situated at 2, 5 kilometers away from Luxor`s
North. This complex is actually a big open-air museum as well as
the world` s biggest antique religious site. After the Giza
Pyramids close to Cairo, the Karnak complex is the most visited
place in Egypt. the complex is made from 4 principal precincts
but only the biggest one, the Precinct of Amun-Re is open for
the public, the other 3, the Precinct of Mut, the Temple of
Amenhotep IV and the Precinct of Montu are not open for the
public visit. Outside those parts enclosing walls are some
smaller sanctuaries and temples and few human’s avenues and
sphinxes with ram-headed that connects the Precinct of Amon-Re,
the Luxor Temple and the Precinct of Mut. The Karnak Temple is
popular for its 134 giant columns placed in the Hypostyle Hall
and organized in 16 rows. 122 of the columns have a height of 10
meters and 12 of them a height of 21 meters. Beside a Karnak
giant tower you can see here some immense statues like the one
of Panejem that has a height of 10.5 meters. The complex also
has a huge obelisk with weigh of 328 tones and a height of 29
meters. The construction of the complex started in the 16th
century BC and around 30 pharaohs brought their contribution to
the construction, to its complexity, size and diversity that can
not be met somewhere else. Some of the Karnak`s individual
characters are unique and the features number and size are
breathtaking. |
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