Obelisk of Hatshepsut, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt
Obelisk of Hatshepsut, built 1457 BC, 25.6m high, pink granite, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. 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
Picture No
13724214
Media ID
45393137
Size
4636px x 7087px
(8.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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