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Karnak Temple-11 * This is the largest obelisk in Egypt. It is 29 meters high and weighs 328 tonnes and was made from a single piece of red granite. * 2448 x 3264 * (2.46MB)

Karnak Temple-12 * 3264 x 2448 * (2.27MB)

Karnak Temple-13 * These 12 columns used to hold the roof up. They are 21 meters tall. * 2448 x 3264 * (2.4MB)

Karnak Temple-14 * This was where all the offerings where brought to for the gods. The only people allowed inside this room where the priests. * 3264 x 2448 * (2.96MB)

Karnak Temple-15 * 2448 x 3264 * (2.88MB)
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Karnak Temple-17 * 3264 x 2448 * (2.41MB)

Karnak Temple-18 * 2448 x 3264 * (2.39MB)

Karnak Temple-19 * The blocks above me here weigh 70 tonnes and the method in which the ancient Egyptions got them up there is still under debate * 3264 x 2448 * (2.61MB)

Karnak Temple-20 * Ramses II cartouche or name. His name is on almost all the monuments in Upper Egypt. * 3264 x 2448 * (3.42MB)

Karnak Temple-21 * Janka standing amoungst the 122 colomns that made up the Hypostyle Hall. These are only 10 meters high. Ramses II's cartouche can be seen on the pillars from all directions * 2448 x 3264 * (2.73MB)
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