Egypt
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
Looking back towards the Great Court from the Temple of Ramesses III. Each side of the Courtyard has a covered passage with eight square pillars fronted by Osiris figures. www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_07.html Photograph and text...
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
On the left hand side just inside the Great Court stands a shrine built by Seti II. It has three chambers dedicated to Mut, Amun and Khonsu. www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_04.html Photo and text copyright Jon Bosworth, with my thanks...
- Photo Of Construction Work At The Avenue Of Sphinxes
Flickr (Sphingenallee) A somewhat staggering photograph of the construction work being carried out at the Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Temple of Luxor (also shown in the photo). The other photos in the set also show the work being carried out and...
- More Re Luxor's Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most...
- More Re Avenue Of Sphinxes, Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The magnificent aspect of the Avenue of Sphinxes that once connected the temples of Luxor and Karnak, where priests, royalty and the pious walked in procession to celebrate the Opet festival, is being rekindled. Many of...
Egypt
Photo for Today - Karnak
I'm afraid that I'm in Gloucester at the moment and as I don't keep photos on my laptop there is nothing from Rick's collection of photos from the Walters Art Museum. I am running out of those, by the way, but he has also sent me a collection from another great museum so there will be many more to come in the future. Instead, I thought that I would show a set of lovely photographs of Karnak from Jon Bodsworth's Egypt Archive, with my thanks to Jon, kicking off with a great photograph of the avenue of ram-headed sphinxes and the First Pylong.
As I have probably said far too often before, I am off to Luxor for Christmas this year, so Jon's photos fill me with happy anticipation!
As I have probably said far too often before, I am off to Luxor for Christmas this year, so Jon's photos fill me with happy anticipation!
An avenue of Sphinxes from the time of Ramesses II lead up to the 1st Pylon which was actually the last to be built and was never completed. It dates from the Nubian Period. The small obelisk on the right was erected by Seti II.
www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_01.html
The above link takes you to the photograph on Jon's website, but please note that he says that he will probably not renew the domain when it comes up for renewal next year, so the link may become inactive.
Photograph and text copyright Jon Bosworth, with my thanks
www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_01.html
The above link takes you to the photograph on Jon's website, but please note that he says that he will probably not renew the domain when it comes up for renewal next year, so the link may become inactive.
Photograph and text copyright Jon Bosworth, with my thanks
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
Looking back towards the Great Court from the Temple of Ramesses III. Each side of the Courtyard has a covered passage with eight square pillars fronted by Osiris figures. www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_07.html Photograph and text...
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
On the left hand side just inside the Great Court stands a shrine built by Seti II. It has three chambers dedicated to Mut, Amun and Khonsu. www.egyptarchive.co.uk/html/karnak_html/karnak_04.html Photo and text copyright Jon Bosworth, with my thanks...
- Photo Of Construction Work At The Avenue Of Sphinxes
Flickr (Sphingenallee) A somewhat staggering photograph of the construction work being carried out at the Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Temple of Luxor (also shown in the photo). The other photos in the set also show the work being carried out and...
- More Re Luxor's Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most...
- More Re Avenue Of Sphinxes, Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The magnificent aspect of the Avenue of Sphinxes that once connected the temples of Luxor and Karnak, where priests, royalty and the pious walked in procession to celebrate the Opet festival, is being rekindled. Many of...