Karnak Temple Complex

Karnak is the largest ancient religious site in the world, located near Luxor (which was known as Thebes in ancient Egypt and is considered nowadays a vast open-air museum).

Karnak’s entrance is called the first pylon. After it the visitors can see a 45-foot tall statue of Ramses II standing alongside the entryway of the second pylon. Next to the second pylon there’s one of ancient Egypt’s greatest constructions: the great colonnaded hall, which contains 134 columns, some of them are more than 70 feet high. The columns were once topped by a roof, of which some parts remain. The area to the southwest contains the "Sacred Lake".

After more than 20 years, I can still remember the impressive "sound and light Show" I watched there. It has a historical introduction about the ancient city of Thebes and a description of the artistic treasures in Karnak temple.