Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt

Ramesses II offering lotus flowers to Amon-Min, god of fertility (with erect phallus under kilt), painted relief on a column in the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Hypostyle Hall, built by Seti I and Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, contained 134 enormous columns in 16 rows, topped with architraves. 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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