Egypt's Karnak Temple is still, after 4000 years, one of the most impressive religious structures in the world. A city of gods and godlike priest-kings in its heyday, it features three central temples, some smaller ones and a sacred lake.
The complex was one of the supreme man-made glories on the planet. It is vast, more akin to a whole city than to a series of temples. The temple in honour of Amon-Ra, for example, could easily house St Peter's Basilica, the Milan Duomo and Notre-Dame cathedral!
Visitors can spend days exploring the site but for the highlights it is advisable to head to the main temple compounds, where each temple is dedicated to one of the patron gods of Thebes.
The Hypostyle Hall is unmissable; it is the largest room of any religious building in the world, measuring 54,000 square feet, with 134 columns.
Visitors can spend days exploring the site but for the highlights it is advisable to head to the main temple compounds, where each temple is dedicated to one of the patron gods of Thebes.
The Hypostyle Hall is unmissable; it is the largest room of any religious building in the world, measuring 54,000 square feet, with 134 columns.
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