COLOSSAL STATUE OF RAMSES II SITUATED IN THE GREAT COURTYARD OF THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK, IPET SOUT
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2362 x 3543 px | 20 x 30 cm | 7.9 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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COLOSSAL STATUE OF RAMSES II SITUATED IN THE GREAT COURTYARD OF THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK, IPET SOUT, THE BIGGEST RELIGIOUS COMPLEX IN ANCIENT EGYPT, 123 HECTARES, COMPRISED OF A PRECINCT FOR THE FALCON GOD MONTU TO THE NORTH, ONE FOR AMON RE IN THE CENTER, AND ONE FOR THE GODDESS MUT, HIS WIFE, TO THE SOUTH. THE MAIN AXIS IN THE AMON TEMPLE, PERPENDICULAR TO THE RIVER, LINKS THE HOLY OF HOLIES TO THE EAST TO THE NILE TO THE WEST, THE SECONDARY NORTH-SOUTH AXIS, CALLED THE ROYAL AXIS, LEADS TO THE HOLY COMPLEX OF THE GODDESS MUT, LUXOR, EGYPT, AFRICA