First Pylon, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt

First Pylon, built under Nectanebo I, 380-362 BC, with remains of the mud brick scaffold used to construct the pylons and other large structures, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The north and south towers of the first pylon form the main entrance to the temple complex. It was the last pylon to be built and was uncompleted and is undecorated. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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