Example sentences for: karnak

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  • The Temple of Karnak sits in the northern half of the town of Thebes (No-Amun or “the City of Amun” in ancient Egyptian) now 2 km (11/2 miles) from modern Luxor.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


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