Example sentences for: karnak

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  • 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."

  • The Valley of the Kings was also chosen as a new burial ground for the Pharaohs when Tuthmoses I (1504–1492 b.c. ) was entombed in a narrow valley across the river from the temple at Karnak.

  • At Luxor the show is held at Karnak temple (though Luxor temple is floodlit) where visitors spend half the show seated and the other half wandering among the obelisks and columns as the story unfolds.

  • One of the most prolific builders in the history of Egypt ruled for over 60 years and supervised magnificent projects expanding Luxor and Karnak temples and creating the magnificent Abu Simbel.

  • 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.


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