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  • One New Change, 2010, by Jean Nouvel, City, London, UK, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral reflected in the cladding of the shopping mall and office building. The geothermally heated building received BREEAM Excellent rating for its environmental performance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with Tate Modern, Bankside, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. It wobbled on opening and had to be modified with dampers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with Tate Modern Bankside, in the distance. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. It wobbled on opening and had to be modified with dampers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with Tate Modern Bankside, in the distance. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. It wobbled on opening and had to be modified with dampers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Young Lovers sculpture, City of London, England. This life-size bronze sculpture is by Georg Ehrlich, 1897-1966, Austrian sculptor, and is situated in Festival Gardens, Cannon St, in the City of London. It was erected in 1973. In the background is One New Change, 2010, by Jean Nouvel, a retail and office development. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Millenium Bridge, London, UK, 2000, by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup, with St Paul's Cathedral, 1675-1710, by architect Sir Christopher Wren, in the background. The 325m suspension footbridge was the first new Thames crossing in 100 years and links the city to Southwark. The 111 metre high dome and twin towers peep over the surrounding buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, and colonnade, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinx statues and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Behind is the Pylon of Ramesses II, forming the entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with Ka statues and obelisk. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinx statues and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Behind is the Pylon of Ramesses II, forming the entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with Ka statues and obelisk. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Avenue of the Sphinxes, looking towards Karnak, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinx statues and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue with hieroglyphs carved on base, on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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
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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), 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
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  • God Thoth with Ibis head engraving coronation name of Seti I (kneeling) on the fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis), with goddess Sekhmet on the right, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), 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
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  • Horus, with falcon head, and Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vases and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Sema-tawy scene, with gods Hapi of the river Nile with trachea and papyrus and lotus plants symbolising the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, and lions, relief, 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
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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. 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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  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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
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  • Triumphal relief of Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, with heads of enemy chieftains captured in campaigns in Syria-Palestine, relief, on the south wall of the Second Pylon, near the Bubastis Portal, 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
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  • Triumphal relief of Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, with heads of enemy chieftains captured in campaigns in Syria-Palestine, relief, on the south wall of the Second Pylon, near the Bubastis Portal, 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
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  • Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, with Ramesses II in a chariot battling the Hittites, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, 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
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  • Ramesses II parading in his chariot escorting Syrian and Hittite prisoners back to Egypt after the Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, 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
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  • South enclosure wall of 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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  • South enclosure wall of 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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  • 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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  • Closed papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions 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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  • Closed papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions 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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  • Open papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions, central row 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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  • Open papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions, 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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  • Cartouches of Ramesses IV, and reliefs and hieroglyphs on columns 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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  • Closed papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions, 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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  • Closed papyrus columns with reliefs and hieroglyph inscriptions, 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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  • 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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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, and Amon-Re (left) and Thoth with ibis head (right), relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), 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
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  • Amun-Re and his consort Mut (left), 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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  • Amun-Re, 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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  • Ram's head on the prow of the sacred barque of Amon, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), 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
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  • Column bases, and reliefs and hieroglyphs on columns and wall of 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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  • Wall of the Third Pylon, originally built by Amenhotep III, 1390-52 BC, with hieroglyph inscriptions, forming the east wall of the Great Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the Obelisk of Thutmosis I. 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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  • Courtyard between the Third Pylon, originally built by Amenhotep III, 1390-52 BC, (left) and Fourth Pylon (right), with Obelisk of Thutmosis I (centre) and Obelisk of Hatshepsut (right), 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
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  • 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
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  • Assyrian prisoners with arms tied and cartouches listing the provinces captured in military campaigns, relief, 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
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  • Wall of the Third Pylon (bottom), forming the east wall of 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. To the right is a claustra, a lattice structure used to filter light into the hall. 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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  • Cartouches of Thutmousis III, with coronation cartouche (left) and birth cartouche (right), relief, 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
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  • Amon-Min, god of fertility, with erect phallus, false beard and tall crown, holding hekha (crook) and nekhakha (flail), and hieroglyph inscriptions, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right, an image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Horus, with falcon head, blesses Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Hieroglyph relief in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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
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  • Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. 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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  • Hieroglyph relief in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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
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  • Sema-tawy scene, with gods Hapi of the river Nile with trachea and papyrus and lotus plants symbolising the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, and lions, relief, 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
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  • Annals of Thutmosis III, with records of the spoils of war gained in military campaigns and offered to the sanctuary of Amun, using number symbols which count up to a million, relief, on the Sixth Pylon, from the time of Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, 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
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  • Nekhbet, protector of Upper Egypt, Amun-Re, Thoth (possibly), Ramesses II delivering Maat sacrifice to Amun-Ra, (left-right), relief, on the south external wall of Ramesses II of the Hypostyle Hall, 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
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  • Giant scarab sculpture, dedicated to Amenhotep III, pink granite, discovered 1907-8 by Georges Legrain, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the left is the Eighth Pylon, built under Thutmosis II and Hatshepsut. 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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  • Seventh Pylon of Thutmosis III, and behind on the left, Eighth Pylon, built under Thutmosis II and Hatshepsut, 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
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  • Giant scarab sculpture, dedicated to Amenhotep III, pink granite, discovered 1907-8 by Georges Legrain, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Behind is the Obelisk of Hatshepsut. 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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  • Seventh Pylon of Thutmosis III, Obelisk of Thutmosis I, giant scarab sculpture and Obelisk of Hatshepsut (left-right), 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
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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. 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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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. 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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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. 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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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. 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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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, 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
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  • Dromos, with criociphali or ram headed sphinxes in the form of Amun, guardian protectors of the temple, holding statuettes of the pharaoh, 18th dynasty, on the western side of the temple entrance, in the Temple Courtyard, 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
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0408.jpg
  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, 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
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, 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
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  • Relief of god Horus, with falcon head and solar disc, 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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  • Wall of the Third Pylon with hieroglyph inscriptions, forming the east wall of 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. To the right is a claustra, a lattice structure used to filter light into the hall. 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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  • Obelisk of Thutmosis I, 21.2m high, originally the temple entrance, with hieroglyphic inscriptions, including a dedication to Thutmosis I, 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
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  • Statue of Thutmosis II in the Festival Courtyard of Thutmosis IV, a porticoed peristyle courtyard in front of the Fourth Pylon, 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
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  • Statue of Amun with the head of Tutankhamun, guarding entrance the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, 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
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  • Obelisk of Hatshepsut, built 1457 BC, 25.6m high, pink granite, and ruins of Wadjet Hall of Tuthmosis I, 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
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  • Queen Hatshepsut blessed by Amun, relief on the pointed top of the fallen South Obelisk of Hatshepsut, 30m high, lying between the Sacred Lake and Cachette Court wall, 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
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  • Queen Hatshepsut blessed by Amun, relief on the pointed top of the fallen South Obelisk of Hatshepsut, 30m high, lying between the Sacred Lake and Cachette Court wall, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0398.jpg
  • Giant scarab sculpture, dedicated to Amenhotep III, pink granite, discovered 1907-8 by Georges Legrain, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0397.jpg
  • Giant scarab sculpture, dedicated to Amenhotep III, pink granite, discovered 1907-8 by Georges Legrain, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0396.jpg
  • Annals of Thutmosis III, with records of the spoils of war gained in military campaigns and offered to the sanctuary of Amun, using number symbols which count up to a million, relief, on the Sixth Pylon, from the time of Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0394.jpg
  • Annals of Thutmosis III, with records of the spoils of war gained in military campaigns and offered to the sanctuary of Amun, using number symbols which count up to a million, relief, on the Sixth Pylon, from the time of Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0395.jpg
  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, 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
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  • Statue of Amun with the head of Tutankhamun, wearing ostrich feather crown, guarding entrance the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, 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
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  • Statue of Amun with the head of Tutankhamun, wearing ostrich feather crown, guarding entrance the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0391.jpg
  • Cartouches of Thutmousis III, detail of coronation cartouche with scarab, offering symbol and solar disc, relief, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0389.jpg
  • Statue of Amun with the head of Tutankhamun, wearing ostrich feather crown, guarding entrance the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, 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
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0390.jpg
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