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  1. My photos of the columns at the Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt.

    At the heart of Karnak, the Nineteenth Dynasty pharaoh Sety I (reigned ca. 1291-1279 BCE) erected his Great Hypostyle Hall, a colossal forest of 134 giant sandstone columns supporting a high clerestory roof and enclosed by massive walls that after 3300 years remain substantially intact today.

    #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite #Egypt #AncientEgypt #ExperienceEgypt #Karnak #Luxor #Travel #TravelPhotography #Tauck #TauckTours #Oberoi

  2. #top15 #Ancient #Cities You Can Still #Visit

    Step into the #Karnak temple complex in #Luxor, #Egypt, or the adobe cliff dwellings in the #AmericanSouthwest and imagine the lives of the people who called these ancient cities home.

    mentalfloss.com/article/66208/