Egypt: Day 7
September 22, 2022
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Above: Ram sphinxes in the Great Forecourt of Karnak.
1 and 2 show a model and map of Karnak.
3 and 4 show the tablet and lion-shaped sphinx by the processional way into Karnak.
5 to 7 show the statue of Ramesses II, with a mini-statue attached of his wife, Nefertari.
8 shows the statue across from Ramesses II.
9 shows the obelisk of Thutmose I.
10 to 12 show hieroglyphs and columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall with 134 massive columns arranged in 16 rows, built entirely by Seti I (1290-1279)
who engraved the northern wing of the hall with inscriptions. Decoration of the wing was completed by the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II.
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