s roof — now largely destroyed — consisted of enormous stone slabs spanning the gaps between the columns, with clerestory windows in the raised central section that admitted shafts of light into the otherwise shadowed interior.
0%
Prophets & Pilgrims·2/4·1′
The place
Karnak Temple Complex
The Hypostyle Hall
134 columns, 24 meters tall — standing at sunset in the presence of the divine
New Kingdom (c. 1290-1279 BC)Karnak Temple Complex
Moral of the Story
“The most profound human creations are those that connect us to something beyond ourselves, and the sacred can be built from stone.”
Characters
S
Seti I (began construction)R
Ramesses II (completed construction)A
Amun-RaSource
Brand, Peter J. The Monuments of Seti I. Leiden: Brill, 2000; Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project (Memphis University)