Example sentences for: pylon

How can you use “pylon” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A third pylon leads on to the oldest parts of the temple, past obelisks added at the behest of Pharaoh Seti I and Queen Hatshepsut in the New Kingdom era.

  • Behind the pylon is a courtyard, followed by two hypostyle halls and a sanctuary.

  • A second smaller pylon, fronted by statues of Ramses II shields Karnak Temples greatest architectural masterpiece — the Great Hypostyle Hall.

  • The agora-like Hall of Nactenabo (381–362 b.c. ) stands in front of the pylon.

  • Built to hold festivities during his visits from Thebes, the Ramesseum was decorated with majestic statues of the Pharaoh, and the pylon depicts him triumphant at the Battle of Qadesh when he quashed the Hittites.


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