The Great Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temples in Luxor has regained its former glory after three years of restoration, reports Nevine El-Aref In the heart of the awe-inspiring Karnak Temples ...

The English writer Amelia Edwards, who traveled through Egypt in the 1870s, described Karnak as "a place ... of the vastness of the Great Hypostyle Hall is to walk through it yourself.

Perhaps the most fantastic building at Karnak was the “Great Hypostyle Hall” built just to the west to the main sanctuary, along the main entranceway. Built by Seti (also called Sety ...

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Famous examples of the use of this concept are Great Hypostyle Hall (c. 1290–1224 BC), part of the Karnak Temple Complex and one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt, and the Wooden ...

the Karnak Temples’ Great Hypostyle Hall is under restoration. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that the first phase of the project started in ...

Mostafa al-Saghir, director-general of Karnak temples, said that the Great Hypostyle Hall with its 134 columns in Karnak is admired and visited the most by local and foreign tourists. "We are ...

Obelisks over KarnakTwo of three obelisks at the Temple of Amun at Karnak Temple Complex tower behind the Great Hypostyle Hall. The obelisk of Thutmose I (r. circa 1504-1493 B.C.) is on the right ...

The Great Hypostyle Hall is one of the most spectacular monuments of ancient Egypt. Possibly begun by Amenophis III, this veritable forest of soaring pillars was continued by Seti I and finished ...