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- Much Needed Makeover For Three Goddesses
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The temples of the Karnak complex stand majestically on the east bank of the Nile at Luxor, their awe-inspiring architecture flaunting the great and noble civilisation of ancient Egypt. We know from historical records...
- Egypt Finds Second Pier At Ancient Temple Complex
Reuters Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pier used by ancient Egyptians to access the Karnak temple complex during the dry season in the southern city of Luxor, the Egyptian government said on Monday. The discovery was further evidence of the...
- Digital Karnak
Digital Karnak The new Digital Karnak website is up and running at the above address. Here's the text from the introductory page: The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural,...
- Travel: Cairo, Luxor And Aswan
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May202007/sundayherald200705192604.asp"No wonder, Luxor has been referred to as the world’s greatest open-air museum. We arrived in the wee hours of the morn and instead of crawling back into bed, sat spellbound at...
- Nile Be Back
http://tinyurl.com/dbrbl (The Mirror) Travel article: "Heading back to Luxor to rejoin our cruiser Viking III we passed a village where little has changed since their ancestors built the tombs. There are mudbrick houses - roofless as there is no rain...
Egypt
A towering tribute to the gods: Karnak
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In 1799, French soldiers trudged south along the Nile, dispatched by the Emperor Napoleon to secure Upper Egypt. With them were artists, engineers, and scientists, commissioned to sketch and record everything they saw. On January 27, they caught their first, stunning glimpse of Karnak, rising defiant from the sands. "Without an order being given," wrote one lieutenant, "the men formed their ranks and presented arms, to the accompaniment of the drums and the bands."Karnak's awe-inspiring power is timeless, a tribute to those who built and understood it as the sacred home of the gods. Perhaps the largest religious complex ever constructed, Karnak was called Ipet Isut, "the most select of places." Over the course of two millenniums, it was enlarged and enriched by consecutive pharaohs until it comprised 247 acres on the Nile's east bank. Centered on the Temple of Amun (begun in the 11th dynasty, 2134-1991 B.C.), it was more than a group of structures dedicated to different gods. Within Karnak's precincts were administrative offices, treasuries, palaces, bakeries, breweries, granaries, and schools.
- Much Needed Makeover For Three Goddesses
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The temples of the Karnak complex stand majestically on the east bank of the Nile at Luxor, their awe-inspiring architecture flaunting the great and noble civilisation of ancient Egypt. We know from historical records...
- Egypt Finds Second Pier At Ancient Temple Complex
Reuters Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pier used by ancient Egyptians to access the Karnak temple complex during the dry season in the southern city of Luxor, the Egyptian government said on Monday. The discovery was further evidence of the...
- Digital Karnak
Digital Karnak The new Digital Karnak website is up and running at the above address. Here's the text from the introductory page: The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural,...
- Travel: Cairo, Luxor And Aswan
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May202007/sundayherald200705192604.asp"No wonder, Luxor has been referred to as the world’s greatest open-air museum. We arrived in the wee hours of the morn and instead of crawling back into bed, sat spellbound at...
- Nile Be Back
http://tinyurl.com/dbrbl (The Mirror) Travel article: "Heading back to Luxor to rejoin our cruiser Viking III we passed a village where little has changed since their ancestors built the tombs. There are mudbrick houses - roofless as there is no rain...