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Beyond the main temple complex, Karnak stretches out over the landscape as far as the eye can see, but many of the other remains are more difficult to identify.
Karnak was linked to Luxor Temple by a 2 km- (3/4-mile-) long avenue decorated with smaller temples and flanked by sphinxes, most of which now lies below the modern streets.
A second smaller pylon, fronted by statues of Ramses II shields Karnak Temples greatest architectural masterpiece — the Great Hypostyle Hall.
In fact, Tutmosis II tried to remove all traces of her at Luxor and Karnak when he finally became Pharaoh following her death, but this does not spoil the formidable architectural achievement of the temple itself.
The Florida International Museum's "Splendors of Ancient Egypt" (through July 7), recreating a pharaoh's burial chamber and providing "a taste of the actual Karnak experience--using mirrors and two dozen massive columns to completely surround the visitor with the magnificence of the temple."