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Temples of Karnak

The temple complex of Karnak was built over a time period of 1500 years and was the most important place of worship in ancient Egypt. The site is huge, measuring 1500 x 800 meters, and is a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, kiosks, pylons and obelisks, all dedicated to the Theban gods. This gallery contains a selection of photos the temple of Karnak complex, taken during two visits in 2001 and 2003.


01 Front view of temple and main entrance	02 Ram-headed sphinxes	03 Ram-headed sphinxes	04 First pylon


05 Great court and view of second pylon	06 Column	07 Statue of Ramses II	08 Column with bas-relief	09 Bas-reliefs on wall


10 Bas-reliefs on wall	11 Columns in hypostyle hall	12 Columns in hypostyle hall	13 Detail of columns	14 Bas-relief with pharaoh and goddess Hathor


15 Bas-relief with Egyptian gods	16 Columns	17 Bust of pharaoh	18 Bas-relief	19 Carved columns


20 Wall with hieroglyphs	21 Hieroglyphs carved on obelisk	22 Hatshepsut obelisk and fifth pylon	23 Hatshepsut obelisk


24 Obelisk with carved hieroglyphs	25 Hieroglyphs carved into obelisk	26 Hatshepsut obelisk	27 Sacred lake


28 Fallen obelisk of Hatshepsut	29 Fallen obelisk of Hatshepsut	30 Tourists among columns


31 Sanctuary of Amun-Ra at sunset	32 Papyrus shaped columns	33 Gate and columns	34 Granite pillar	35 Bust of pharaoh

Other Luxor galleries: Luxor temple ▪ Temple of Hatshepsut ▪ Memnon Colossi ▪ Valley of Kings ▪ Nile river in Luxor ▪ Nile River Feluccas

Categories: Historical sites ▪ Archaeological sites ▪ Tourist attractions ▪ UNESCO world heritage sites ▪ Bas-reliefs ▪ Ancient Egyptian architecture ▪ Temples ▪ Religious sites ▪ Ancient Egyptian religion

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