During the New Kingdom, the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was the most important place of worship in Egypt. (Amun-Re was ... stands a 50-foot-high statue of Ramses II. To the east are the ruins ...

The collection includes rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets—among them a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian gods Amun ... north of the Karnak temple, where huge mudbrick ...

Detail from the Temple of Ramses III. You start facing north toward the Great Court, with the statue of Ramses II in view through the door. On the inside face of the pylon ahead of you are scenes ...

Thousands of Egyptian visitors and tourists flocked to the Karnak Temple area in Luxor to ... illuminating the main statue of the god Amun Ra, symbolizing the connection between the king and ...

Past visitors noted that exploring the Karnak Temple Complex is like traveling back in time. The temples are large and offer insight into life in ancient Egypt. Keep in mind that it can get hot ...

Explores the development of methods that allowed the architects of ancient Egypt to build Karnak, the most intriguing and significant temple of all ancient Egypt.