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Photos of the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak, Egypt

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Filed under: Egypt, Photo of the Day on 5/11/2007

The Great Hypostyle Hall of Columns, in the Temple of Amun at the Karnak Temple Complex in ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor), is one of the most spectacular settings in all of Egypt. Covering an area large enough to contain all of Notre Dame Cathedral, hundreds of enormous columns tower above the temple grounds. The tallest columns, flanking both sides of a long passageway through the center of the hall, are 122′ feet high. The Hypostyle Hall was completed primarily by Seti I with some additions at the boundaries of the hall by Ramses II. The columns assume the shape of papyrus, and virtually every bit of the surface of each column is covered with hieroglyphics or battle scenes.

Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #18482, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex. Luxor, Egypt.
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Location: Luxor, Egypt
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Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Eqypt., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #02584, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Eqypt. Luxor, Egypt.
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Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #02592, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple. Luxor, Egypt.
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Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #18477, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex. Luxor, Egypt.
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