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The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (/ ˈ k ɑːr. n æ k /), [1] comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt.. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1700 BC) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BC), although most of the extant ...
A religious or sacred precinct is the area around a religious site, such as a temple, that is dedicated to religious purposes. A religious precinct may be defined by a physical enclosure, although this is not always the case. [1] Religious precincts are an aspect of the spatiality of religion. [2] Religious precincts in urban settings often ...
Archaeological excavations on Mount Gerizim's main peak revealed remnants of the sacred precinct, or temenos, [2] that enclosed the temple. [4] During the Persian period (5th–4th centuries BCE), a small monumental sacred complex existed at the site, featuring ashlar masonry walls, courtyards, and chambers. [5]
The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak Temple Complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt . The structure was built around the 19th Egyptian Dynasty ( c. 1290 –1224 BC). [ 1 ]
The precinct itself encompasses approximately 90,000 square meters (968,751 square feet) of the entire area. The Mut Precinct contains at least six temples: the Mut Temple, the Contra Temple, and Temples A, B, C, and D. [1] Surrounding the Mut Temple proper, on three sides, is a sacred lake called the Isheru.
The Sacred Precinct of the Templo Mayor was surrounded by a wall called the "coatepantli" (serpent wall). Among the most important buildings were the ballcourt, the Calmecac (area for priests), and the temples dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca and the sun. [20] The Templo Mayor itself delineated the eastern side of the Sacred Precinct. [4]
The precinct is by far the largest of these and the only one that is open to the general public. The temple complex is dedicated to the principal god of the Theban Triad, Amun, in the form of Amun-Re. The site occupies some 250,000 m 2 and contains many structures and monuments. The main temple itself, the Temple of Amun, covers some 61 acres.
The English word "temple" derives from the Latin templum, which was originally not the building itself, but a sacred space surveyed and plotted ritually. [6] The Roman architect Vitruvius always uses the word templum to refer to the sacred precinct, and not to the building.