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Photo for Today - more from Karnak

There are many fragments of fallen obelisks at Karnak.
This piece bears the cartouches of Tuthmose III.

Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with my sincere thanks

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The start of an avenue of sphinxes that originally stretched to the Temple of Karnak which lies approximately North. Photo and text by Jon Bosworth, with my thanks. [This is an old photograph - the mosque at the end of the photo has been removed so...

- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
South facade of the 8th pylon. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with my sincere thanks Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...

- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
The entrance to the 7th Pylon. It sits beyond the so-called Court of the Cachette where a huge collection of statues was discovered in 1903. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with my sincere thanks Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...

- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
A close up of one of the unusal column capitals in Tuthmoses III's Great Festival Temple. Original colour shows some of the decoration. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with my sincere thanks Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...

- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
Just beyond the 6th Pylon a wall has been reconstructed in a small chapel. A relief shows Horus on the left and Thoth on the right. The central figure of Hatshepsut and her cartouches have been erased. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with...

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