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Georgengarten Hannover, Germany
The Temple of Karnak This excursion is to the best known of Egypt's great Pharaonic temples. The vast temple complex of Karnak is quite simply overwhelming, covering more than 100 acres. At its heart lies the enormous Temple of Amun with its colossal Hypostyle Hall of 137 columns and its sacred lake. The Temple of Amun bears the stamp of dozens of rulers, spanning some thirteen centuries of ancient history. Amun, the "king of the gods" is often shown with a ram's head
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Abu Simbel interior, Egypt. Construction of the temple complex started in approximately 1264 BCE and lasted for about 20 years, until 1244 BCE. Known as the "Temple of Ramesses, beloved by Amun" it was one of six rock temples erected in Nubia during the long reign of Ramesses II.
Photo of Alabaster boat. Tutankhamun Tomb Items, Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Alabaster boat,Ancient Egyptian.
Ancient Egyptian Art and Pottery
Statuette of King Taharqa, reign 688-663 BC, was a Nubian Pharaoh of Egypt. He was the last ruler of Dynasty 25, the so-called Ethiopian Dynasty, and was driven out of Lower Egypt by the Assyrians as they began to conquer Egypt.