Karnak Temple Complex
Sign in to saveThe Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the Middle Kingdom () and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the 18th Dynastic Theban Triad, with the god Amun as its head.
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The Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Egypt is a vast collection of temples, chapels, and other religious buildings that was built over more than 1,900 years, starting in the Middle Kingdom and continuing through the Ptolemaic period, though most surviving structures date from the New Kingdom. It served as the primary worship site for ancient Egypt's Theban Triad, centered on the god Amun, and was considered by Egyptians to be "The Most Selected of Places."
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- Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall from the Precinct of Amun-Re
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- El-Karnak, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
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- Upper Egypt
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- Sanctuary
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- Middle Kingdom to Ptolemaic Kingdom
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15 sectionsContents
- Name
- Overview
- Hypostyle Hall
- History
- European knowledge of Karnak
- Main parts
- Precinct of Amun-Re
- Precinct of Mut
- Precinct of Montu
- Temple of Amenhotep IV (deliberately dismantled)
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the Middle Kingdom () and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the 18th Dynastic Theban Triad, with the god Amun as its head.
It is part of the monumental city of Thebes, and in 1979 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List along with the rest of the city. Karnak gets its name from the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, north of Luxor.