The Karnak Temple, Egypt

The temple of Karnak is the largest temple in the world! The complex contains a group of temples as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and temple of the god Osiris. A high wall of mud brick enclosure 20 meters, surrounded by all these buildings.
This great temple of Amon Ra experienced during the Middle Kingdom Ipt-SWT, which means that selected point. He was also called Pr-Imn, which means the house of Amun. The name Al-Karnak in Arabic was derived from Karnak, which means fortified village, probably because the Arabs found many Temples and buildings in the area when they first entered.
On his way to the entrance, there is an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, which was built to protect the temple. There are 20 rams on each side, extending from the small port of the first tower, which was built in the time of King Nektanebo I (30th Dynasty). Crossing this tower, which leads to an open courtyard, whose dimensions are100m long by 80m wide, built during Dynasty 22, and containing rows of bud papyrus columns.

In the middle of the first public hearing, there is a huge column, which is 21 m high and has a capital of papyrus bud. This part is known as the kiosk of Taharqa who ruled during Dynasty 25 This is the left column of a colonnade that once had 10 columns only.
On the left side of this Court, there are three chapels, which were built by King Seti II of the "triad of Thebes." On the right side is the temple of Ramses III. This temple has a small tower, a courtyard and open pillared hall leading to the sanctuary.

Horemheb built the second tower during the 18th dynasty, but is now badly damaged. Ramses I, founder of the 19th dynasty, supplemented later. Place the second tower, we entered the great hall of columns, measuring 103m long and 52m wide. Contains 134 papyrus columns; each column is approximately 22 meters high and 3.5 m in diameter. Amenhotep III built and Ramses I, Seti I and Ramses II decorated, while King Seti I built the other 122 columns and 14 rows.
The ceiling in the center is higher than the side, which allows light in this place, which was the processional avenue of the Triad during the festival of OPET. Scenes from the living columns represent King Seti I, before various deities, making offerings, while the south wall is decorated with scenes of Ramesses II, making offerings to various deities and worship the Triad of Thebes.

The hypostyle hall leads to the third tower, which was built by Amenhotep III. It is noteworthy that the stones found for previous periods embedded in this tower, for example, marble alabaster Amenhotep I!

Across the third pylon reaches a rectangular open courtyard, known as the Court of Tuthmosis I. In this court, Tuthmosis I erected two obelisks that this area was probably the main entrance of the temple during his reign. Unfortunately, only one survived obelisk: 19m tall and about 310 tons.

Court of Thutmose, we come to the fourth pylon, which also I have built Thutmose; beyond which is a rectangular column, which thus constructed. When Hatshepsut ascended the throne, she has built two obelisks in the colonnade, the left is still in its original position: 29500000 tall, 322-ton, red granite!
After the death of Queen Hatshepsut, King Tuthmoses III built a long high wall around these two obelisks to hide.

Fifth Pylon, again built by Tuthmosis I, is damaged on both sides of the entrance, Thutmose III built two small rooms.

We are now in the sixth tower, which was built by Tuthmosis III. Beyond this pylon Tuthmosis III built his famous hall, known as the Ancestral Home. The shrine was built by Tuthmosis III, but Philip Arridaeus, the half-brother of Alexander the Great, rebuilt later.

The sanctuary was built of granite, and was dedicated to the sacred boat of Amun Ra. Behind the shrine, you will see a court, which dates back to the Middle Kingdom. This is a large open courtyard that is now severely damaged. Chances are that this place was the site of an ancient temple, dating from the time of the Middle Kingdom: the origin of the temple of Karnak.