Thebes didn’t have just one temple, of course. And the temples they did have kept getting expanded and enlarged by pharaohs who realized that bigger was better.
Definitely bigger.
Witness Karnak, the sprawling temple complex just north of the temple of Luxor. Remodeled and tinkered with for over 1,300 years, it has a lot of carved rocks left behind today.
Like these guys by today’s entrance:
Unfortunately, what you can’t see from these photos is the scale: these columns are absolutely massive—with diameters of over three meters, they are over 21 meters—almost 70 feet—tall.
They also had the tallest obelisks in Egypt there:
The tallest currently in Egypt, I should say. I learned that all of Egypt’s tallest obelisks are in Rome. I thought I’d seen these things somewhere before.
Father Severhino and I spent hours hours wandering through the vast complex. You get thirsty after a while.
Enough to lose your head, it seems:
Though the place was named Karnak, I didn’t see any cars anywhere. Or anyone who had a knack for one, as far as I could tell. There sure were plenty of names lying around though, or at least carved into the rocks. Using bugs and such as symbols. So that you would never forget who these people were.
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The tallest Egyptian obelisk is in Washington, D.C.
So why can't tell what time it is? Maybe because they don't walk (or think) like Egyptians. Enough on that, those pictures are amazing!
I think I have seen a face that before....
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