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Karnak Temple Complex

Egyptian · Egypt

Field notes

civilizations: Egyptian
types: Temple
built: 1,900 BCE — 30 BCE
occupied: 1,970 BCE — 350 CE
country: Egypt

The site

The Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor is a vast Egyptian sprawl of temples, pylons, chapels, and sanctuaries built over some two thousand years. Construction began in the Middle Kingdom around 1900 BCE and continued into the Ptolemaic era, with most surviving buildings dating from the New Kingdom. Known anciently as Ipet-isut, "the Most Selected of Places," it was the chief center of worship for the god Amun. It is part of the World Heritage city of Thebes.

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