obelisk of Hatshepsut at Karnak Temple Complex, in Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes.

obelisk of Hatshepsut at Karnak Temple Complex, in Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. Stock Photo
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World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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2A255AC

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3810 x 5505 px | 32.3 x 46.6 cm | 12.7 x 18.4 inches | 300dpi

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2018

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