Luxor

This a picture of the Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple Complex.
This is definately the most specatcular hall that I have ever been to. It was planned by Amenhotem III and built by Seti I who decorated the northern half in delcicate raised relief. Ramses II added the rest of the sunken relief work. The hall covers an area large enough to put both St Peter's Cathedral in Rome and London's St Paul's Cathedral.
Walking through it both in the day and the night is an awesome experience. In the night, you feel as if these massive columns are holding up the night sky, as if the twinkling stars were ornaments painted onto the once present roof of this great hall. In the day, one is intrigue by the playful yet mysterious shadows cast by the sun. In total there are 134 papyrus and lotus shaped pillars and in its original form the whole hall would have been painted brighty and roofed, making it dark. What amazes me is how they managed to place the humoungous stones that made up the roof. In some of the photos, you can see the louvers built high up that allowed only shafts of light into the hall. There are one ore two photos showing the massive blocks that once formed the roof. Simply amazing.
Of course there is more to Luxor than Karnak. There are the valley of the Kings and Queens, the tombs of the nobles and numerous funneray temples on the west bank. But none as spectacular and majestic as Karnak.
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