Third Pylon, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt
Wall of the Third Pylon, originally built by Amenhotep III, 1390-52 BC, and through the doorway, the Cachette Court, where over 900 statues and stelae were discovered by Georges Legrain in 1903, 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
13724345
Media ID
45395988
Size
7087px x 4725px
(8.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
