Luxor, Egypt
Building in Egypt
The Precinct of Amun-Re is the heart of Karnak and the largest of its four walled enclosures, covering about 25 hectares on Luxor's East Bank. Pharaohs kept adding to it for some two thousand years, which is why it is often called the largest ancient religious site in the world. It is the part of Karnak that is open to visitors. You enter along an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes and through the First Pylon into the Great Hypostyle Hall: 134 colossal carved columns, a space that still stops people in their tracks. Beyond are Hatshepsut's obelisk, one of the tallest still standing in Egypt, the Sacred Lake with its giant granite scarab, and the Temple of Khonsu in the south-west corner. Parts of the north-south axis are under restoration and closed. Since 2021 the Avenue of Sphinxes linking Karnak with Luxor Temple, about 2.7 km long, has reopened, and you can walk it between the two.
Be at the gate when it opens around 6:00 to see the Hypostyle Hall nearly empty and full of long shadows; the coaches arrive after 9:00. Allow two to three hours, plus the Open Air Museum on a separate ticket. It is big and exposed, so carry water and a hat. The evening Sound and Light show needs its own ticket.
Hours and prices change — check before you go. Source: en.wikipedia.org
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