Karnak Temple

This is Karnak Temple the largest temple in Egypt, this is because each successive Pharaoh just kept building onto it!!












Here are two of the four obelisks that once stood on this site. The one on the left was one of a pair that was built by Hatshepsut, one of the few women in Egypt's history that held a position of power. The obelisks that she erected were obscured by walls that were built to surround them so they could not be seen (will tell you why later) so this has caused a distinctive line where part was touched bu the sun and bleached a lighter colour.

The other obelisk is lying down on the other side of the temple.









A view back to the front of the temple. Told you it was big.











Here is a picture of paintings on the temple that were done at that time.

There were different types of decoration used on the temples in Egypt. There were carvings, either the outline was carved into the walls or everything was removed from around the picture giving it an embossed look. There was also a method to carve the picture and then paint it and also the picture could just be painted onto the wall.





Again just another picture to show you the size of the temple.