Karnak, Egypt
Pylons of Karnak Temple, Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt Karnak is among the largest religious square footage anywhere in the world. In olden times, it was the site for the Temple of Amun-Ra, the sun god of Egypt and his wife, Mut, and their son, Khonsu. Approaching the temple, I was wowed by the goat-headed sphinxes lining the approach. Goat/Lion Sphinxes at Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt Egyptian temples are wonderful places, and Karnak is probably the most visited of the bunch. Notice the different heights of the pylons. They are different heights because one was never finished. In fact, you can see the building material piled behind it still. Building material for the unfinished pylon at Karnak Temple, Egypt In fact, this humble pile of mud explains exactly how the temple pylons were built and carved. Evidently, the ancient Egyptians started at the base of the pylon and began stacking the cut rock (limestone, I believe) that the pylon is constructed from. As they built the...