Luxor/Egypt - October/2000
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| "Avenue of sphinxes" - Luxor/Egypt - October/2000 | |||||||||||||||
| A paved avenue of human-headed sphinxes once linked the Temple of Karnak with the Temple of Luxor (can you imagine that? An avenue surrounded by sphinxes at that time? Definitely, the Pharaohs were probably all megalomaniacs... hehe). Only a small section of this sacred way has been excavated. The rest of the three km avenue lies beneath the city and paved roads of modern Luxor. | |||||||||||||||
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| Perhaps, what it is most impressive in the Temple of Karnak is the number of columns inside of it. They are 139 in total! The "Great Hypostyle Hall"is an unforgettable forest of towering stone pillars (sculptured with hieroglyphs inscriptions). It is impossible to get an overall idea of this court (or maybe my photo camera was not powerful enough - hehe)... well, 139 pillars are just too much, right? | |||||||||||||||
| Inside the Temple of Karnak Luxor/Egypt - October/2000 |
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